APRIL 14TH, 1865: In accordance with a previous directive of President Lincoln, Major General Anderson, commander of the Union forces at Fort Sumter on 14 April 1861, raised above the Sumter ruins "the same United States flag which floated over the battlements of the fort during the rebel assault, and which was lowered and saluted by him and the small force of his command when the works were evacuated on the 14th of April, 1861."
The USS Pawnee had witnessed that event four years before, and was now with the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron and participated in the ceremony.
--Old B-Runner
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