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Maj. Haskins commands the company of artillery stationed opposite the eastern front of the Capitol. He was in command at Baton Rouge when that arsenal was taken by the State troops. The war department entirely approves of his conduct in surrendering.
Maj. Haskins, in The Watertown (Wisconsin) Republican, Vol. 1, No. 35, Friday February 8, 1861, Page 2.
The following papers, among others, carried the same dispatch:
Maj. Haskin, in Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, February 7, 1861, Page 4.
Major Haskins, in The Weekly Pioneer and Democrat, Saint Paul, Minn. Territory, February 15, 1861, Page 6.
Major Haskins, in Ashtabula Weekly Telegraph, Ashtabula, Ohio, February 09, 1861, Page 3.
Major Haskin, in Cincinnati Daily Press, Cincinnati Ohio, February 7, 1861, Page 1.
Major Haskin, in The Evansville Daily Journal, Evansville, Indiana, February 7, 1861, Page 3.
Major Haskin, in The Muscatine Weekly Journal, Muscatine, Iowa, February 8, 1861, Page 2.
Major Haskin, in Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Indiana, February 13, 1861, Page 2.
&c. Note that many of these papers actually get the name “Haskin” right.