On Saturday, January 12, 1861, in Florida, state authorities demanded the surrender of Fort Pickens at Pensacola, but were refused. State troops took over the other forts and the Navy Yard at Pensacola with no resistance.
Also on this date, the State of Mississippi recalled its representatives from the U. S. House.
In New York, the Star of the West arrived from Charleston with the supplies and troops for Fort Sumter still aboard.
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