From the January 13, 2022, Keys News "Today in Keys History."
JANUARY 13, 1861
During the night, Captain James M. Brannon, commanding the Army Barracks Key West, marched his men to Fort Zachary Taylor and took command of the fort.
This action ensured that Key West would remain in Union hands during the Civil War and provided the Union Navy with a secure base to blockade southern ports.
This was essentially exactly what Major Robert Anderson did at Charleston Harbor after South Carolina seceded and he moved his small force from Fort Moultrie out to Fort Sumter in the harbor.
--Old B-R'er
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