1850 American Gold Tycoon

Chapter 636 Timing

At 4:00 p.m. on March 14, 1861, the Confederate Army in Charleston had been bombarding Fort Sumter for a full 24 hours.

In these short 24 hours, the Confederate artillery poured more than 100,000 shells on Fort Sumter, and Fort Sumter had long been in ruins under the powerful firepower of the Southern artillery.

At 4:15, Lieutenant Colonel Anderson took the initiative to negotiate with Charleston's Confederate Commander Beauregard for the first time.

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Anderson asked Beauregard to stop the bombardment and let him take his men to withdraw from Fort Sumter.

After a slight hesitation, Beauregard agreed to Anderson's request, but Beauregard also put forward his condition, that is, he would only give Anderson one hour to retreat.

If Anderson's men had not completely withdrawn from Fort Sumter after an hour, the military personnel remaining in the fort would be regarded as resistance elements and would not enjoy prisoner treatment. Anderson agreed to Beauregard's request without thinking much.

Upon learning that Anderson had made peace with Beauregard, Major Fox and Colonel Trobriand were shocked and angry.

However, they had no choice, as Anderson had reached a surrender agreement with Beauregard.

Helplessly, Major Fox could only send a ship to pick up Anderson and his men.

Since Lieutenant Colonel Anderson had already prepared to evacuate Fort Sumter, the garrison in Fort Sumter was evacuated in less than half an hour.

After confirming that his men had boarded the ship, Anderson personally lowered the Stars and Stripes hanging on Fort Sumter. The Stars and Stripes with 35 stars had already been tattered.

Anderson folded the flag carefully, held it in his hand, looked back at the already devastated Fort Sumter, and boarded the boat that came to greet him with a sigh.

As soon as Anderson left, the Confederate Army of Charleston troops boarded Fort Sumter and raised the Star-Blocked Flag at Fort Sumter.

Fort Sumter, the focal fortress that the military and civilians of both the North and the South paid close attention to, finally changed hands.

Although this battle consumed a lot of ammunition, the casualties on both sides were minimal.

The total number of casualties of the Northern Army was only more than 90, and the number of casualties of the Southern Army was less than ten.

Shortly after the Battle of Fort Sumter ended, both the North and the South could not wait to declare to the outside world that they had won the battle.

The reason given by the South was that they actually occupied and controlled Fort Sumter, expelled the Northern military forces from the Southern territory, and achieved the established military goals, so they were the winners of this battle.

The North said that the federal army held Fort Sumter in the face of a powerful enemy several times its own, and severely damaged the Southern Army in Charleston. Finally, they withdrew from Fort Sumter when they ran out of ammunition and food. The Union Army that stayed at Fort Sumter completed their mission perfectly, so the North won the battle.

After this battle, Beauregard became the first general in the South to be publicly commended and was awarded the title of heroic general.

In order not to fall behind in publicity, the North also commended and promoted officers who participated in the Battle of Fort Sumter with great fanfare.

Lieutenant Colonel Anderson and his men returned to New York by boat. When New York City learned that their heroes had returned triumphantly from the South, the entire city was deserted. Citizens flocked to the port like a tide to welcome their heroes back.

Anderson proudly showed the people of New York City the shabby 35-star flag he brought back from Fort Sumter and told them about his heroic deeds at Fort Sumter. Soon, Anderson became a guest of honor for the dignitaries of New York.

In recognition of Anderson and others' heroic performance in the Battle of Fort Sumter, Lincoln decided to promote Lieutenant Colonel Anderson to Brigadier General, Major Fox to Colonel, and Colonel Trobriand to Brigadier General after a brief discussion in the cabinet and cabinet members.

Lieutenant Colonel Anderson gladly accepted the rank of Brigadier General awarded by Lincoln, and Fox and Trobriand also accepted the new military ranks awarded by Lincoln.

However, they who knew the inside story of the Battle of Fort Sumter could not be happy. Fox and Trobriand knew that Anderson was able to escape from Fort Sumter not because of his brave resistance. It was because the commander of the Confederate Army, Beauregard, was his student and gave him a break.

If the Confederate Army was determined to attack Fort Sumter seriously, Lieutenant Colonel Anderson, no, it should be Brigadier General Anderson, would not be able to appear vividly on the streets of New York at this moment and be welcomed so highly by the citizens of New York.

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In the President's Office in Sacramento, the capital of the American Republic, Liang Yao convened his cabinet members for a cabinet meeting.

"The Battle of Fort Sumter produced two federal generals and one colonel. The value of federal generals is getting lower and lower." Secretary of the Army Elvis couldn't help but complain.

In just one month, Fox was promoted from a naval captain to a naval colonel, and Anderson was promoted from an army lieutenant colonel to an army brigadier general. Such a promotion speed is too shocking.

You know, the regular troops of the American Republic are more than the regular troops of the federal army, and there are only four generals in the army and navy.

In comparison, the federal army, which promoted two generals in the first battle, really has too many generals.

Liang Yao smiled and said, "Anderson and his ilk are just people seeking fame and reputation. It's not that the generals of the Federation are becoming less and less valuable, but that all officers of the Federation Army are becoming less and less valuable."

Although Lincoln promoted these three people more out of public opinion considerations, the war was imminent and the federal government needed heroes to boost morale and publicize. But it is an indisputable fact that the quality of senior generals of the federal government has been declining in recent years.

After the federal government expands its military, this problem will further spread from senior officers to middle and low-level officers. There are many examples of ordinary soldiers with service experience who have been re-enlisted and transformed into lieutenants or even colonels. And these people have not even served as grassroots non-commissioned officers and have commanded small-scale battles before.

"After the Battle of Fort Sumter, the North and the South have completely torn their faces apart." Chen Baoliang asked, "Should we announce the Land Act of the American Republic at this time?"

"This is the topic of our cabinet meeting today." Liang Yao said, "From today on, the Land Act of the American Republic will be officially announced to the public.

At the same time, call the federal government and in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts and misunderstandings between the East and the West, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska Territory except the North Platte Valley, these five territories will be set as demilitarized zones as a buffer zone between the East and the West."

In the Land Act of the American Republic, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma are in the sphere of influence of the Northern Federation. Therefore, Liang Yao did not announce the Land Act of the American Republic to the public immediately after the passage of the Land Act of the American Republic by the Congress.

He was waiting for an opportunity to announce this bill. With the sound of a cannon at Fort Sumter, there was no room for maneuver between the North and the South, and the time to announce the Land Act of the American Republic finally came.