Fort Sumter: Anvil of War / Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina |
About This book Early on the morning of April 12, 1861, a mortar shell fired from Fort Johnson in Charleston Harbor burst almost directly over Fort Sumter, inaugurating the tragic American Civil War. Two years later, Fort Sumter, now in Confederate hands, became the focus of a gallant defense in which determined Confederate soldiers kept Federal land and naval forces at bay for 587 days. The “first shot” of 1861 and the Confederate defense of 1863-65 are the subjects of the following pages. The narrative is based on an earlier work by Frank Barnes, onetime historian at Fort Sumter National Monument. National Park handbooks, compact introductions to the natural and historical places administered by the National Park Service, are designed to promote public understanding and enjoyment of the parks. Each handbook is intended to be informative reading and a useful guide to park features. More than 100 titles are in print. They are sold at parks and can be purchased by mail from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. - Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data:
- Fort Sumter: anvil of war
- Bibliography: p.
- Supt. of Docs. no.: I 29.9/5:127
- 1. Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.)—History.
- 2. Charleston, (S.C.)—History—Civil War, 1861-1865.
- 3. Charleston, (S.C.)—Fortifications, military installations, etc.
- 4. Fort Sumter National Monument Charleston, (S.C.)
- I. United States. National Park Service. Division of Publications.
- F279.C48F684 1984 975.7’915 84-600248
- ISBN 0-912627-24-7
- Part 1 The Fort on the Shoal 4
- Part 2 The Civil War Years 14
- Fort Sumter and the Coming of War, 1861 17
- The Struggle for Charleston, 1863-65 33
- Part 3 The Fort Today 52
- From Wartime Ruin to National Monument 54
- What to See at Fort Sumter 55
- Sally Port 55
- Left-Flank Casemates 55
- Left Face 58
- Right Face 58
- Right Gorge Angle 59
- Officers’ Quarters 59
- Enlisted Men’s Barracks 59
- Garrison Monument 59
- Mountain Howitzer 59
- Other Points of Interest 60
- Fort Moultrie 60
- James Island 62
- Castle Pinckney 62
- The Battery 62
- For Further Reading 63
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