STUDY NO. 6.

LINCOLN.-FIRST YEAR OF THE CIVIL WAR.

Washington in disguise.

1. Abraham Lincoln's Administration, (1861-'65), is memorable for

(1.) THE GREAT CIVIL WAR. (2.) THE ADMISSION INTO THE UNION OF WEST VIRGINIA (1863) AND NEVADA (1864).

2. Inauguration. — Rumors of a plan to assassinate Lincoln impelled him to come to He was there inaugurated,

March 4, 1861, surrounded by troops under the command of General Scott.

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3. Capture of Fort Sumter, (April 14, 1861).Finding that supplies were to be sent to Fort Sumter, General Pierre G. T. Beauregard [bo-re-gard], who had command of the Confederate troops at Charleston, called upon Major Anderson to surrender. Upon his refusal, fire was opened from all the Confederate forts and batteries. This "strange contest between seventy men and seven thousand," lasted for thirty-four hours, no one being hurt on either side. The barracks having been set on fire by the shells, the garrison