On November 8 , 1860 , Colonel Gardner ordered Captain Truman Seymour under his command to transfer arms from the Charleston arsenal to Fort Moultire .
The news of the shipment somehow reached Charleston and was blocked by civilians .
On November 8 , 1860 , Colonel Gardner ordered Captain Truman Seymour under his command to transfer arms from the Charleston arsenal to Fort Moultire but the news of the shipment somehow reached Charleston and was blocked by civilians .