CHAPTER V.. The First Overt Act.

THE FIRST OVERT ACT.

The New Quarters.--Seizure of Castle Pinckney by Charleston Troops.--Raising the Flag at Fort Sumter.--The Sergeant's Daughter.--Major Anderson's Position.--The Charleston Troops take Fort Moultrie.--A Military Problem.--Condition of Fort Sumter.--Governor Pickens's Commission.--A New Outrage. 68