Dependents of the federal forces at Fort Sumter transfer to a waiting steamship for evacuation

On January 19, 1861, the commander of Fort Sumter, Major Robert Anderson, requested that Governor Pickens of South Carolina allow the evacuation of the forty-two women and children from the fort and their departure by steamer for New York.  Pickens complied with courtesy and on February 1, 1861, the dependents transferred from the fort to the S.S. Marion and sailed out of harbor at noon two days later.  (By John Osborne)