Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina

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Contents

Construction of Fort Sumter

Major Anderson Moves Garrison from Moultrie to Sumter

The Star of the West

Preparations for War

Lincoln Orders a Relief Expedition to Fort Sumter

The Confederates Demand Fort Sumter's Evacuation

The War Begins April 12, 1861

Charleston and the Federal Blockade 1861-63

Federal Ironclads Attack Fort Sumter

The Morris Island Approach to Fort Sumter

The First Great Bombardment of Fort Sumter

The Small-boat Assault

The Second Great Bombardment

Stalemate Spring of 1864

Fort Sumter Strengthened

The Third Great Bombardment

Sherman's March Forces Sumter's Evacuation

Major Anderson Returns

Fort Sumter After 1865

Guide to the Area

Administration

Related Areas

Suggested Readings

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES

Transcriber's Notes

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Stewart L. Udall, Secretary

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director

HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER TWELVE

This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C. Price 25 cents.

FORT
SUMTER

National Monument
South Carolina

by Frank Barnes

Cannon on parapet

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES NO. 12
WASHINGTON, D. C., 1952
(Revised 1962)

The National Park System, of which Fort Sumter National Monument is a unit, is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and enjoyment of its people.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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