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Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter Fort in South Carolina, scene of the first hostilities of the American
Civil War. In 1861 it was held by Federal forces. The Confederate authorities, having failed to negotiate a peaceful evacuation, felt compelled to take it by force. The Confederate General
Beauregard opened fire on April 12, and the fort surrendered the following day.
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Sumter's date with history; Commander surrenders, regains fort.(TRAVEL)(THE CIVIL WAR)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 12/23/2006; 700+ words
; ...protected by military forts, including Fort Sumter. Construction...over the harbor forts would focus on Sumter by stealthily moving most of the Fort Moultrie garrison...control of the forts and attempted to reinforce Fort Sumter in January 1861...
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FORT SUMTER FLAGS 2007
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/21/2007; 540 words
; ...National Park Service's Fort Sumter National Monument issued...five flagpoles at Fort Sumter National Monument in Charleston...marked to show the height of Fort Sumter's walls prior...ferry operated by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. departs from...
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Where the war began ; Fort Sumter tour proves worthy even for non-history buffs.
Newspaper article from: Columbia Daily Tribune; 2/24/2008; ; 637 words
; ...relayed in presentations and plaques at Fort Sumter, now a historic site administered...There's only one way to get to Fort Sumter, which is on an artificial island...alone is worth taking a tour of Fort Sumter, providing an expansive view of...
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Jefferson Davis and his Fort Sumter decision.(Saturday)(The Civil War)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 5/6/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...naval expedition was bound for Fort Sumter with provisions and troops. Lincoln...rumors of an impending attack on Fort Sumter by South Carolina forces, Davis...in respect to the evacuation of Fort Sumter or entertained any confidence in...
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Mount Pleasant Businesses Lobby to Save Fort Sumter Ferry Departure Point.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 3/10/2003; 700+ words
; ...National Park Service to keep a Fort Sumter ferry departing from the Patriot...s management plan for the Fort Sumter National Monument. A 1998 version...Point a Civil War facility to rival Fort Sumter itself. Several people spoke of...
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Slaves aware of war's stakes; Charleston blacks sought liberty before Fort Sumter.(PLUGGED IN - NATIONAL SECURITY)(AMERICA AT WAR)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 11/20/2008; 700+ words
; ...very start of the war. Sumter was a federal fort on an island in the...vulnerable mainland forts nearby and moved out to Fort Sumter, which was more defensible...forces from mainland forts in Charleston to Fort Sumter in the harbor. Some...
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Meeting Attendees Urge Retention of Mount Pleasant, S.C., Ferry to Fort Sumter.
Newspaper article from: Post and Courier (Charleston, SC); 2/10/2004; 700+ words
; ...National Park Service to keep a Fort Sumter ferry departing from the Patriot...Point a Civil War facility to rival Fort Sumter itself. Several people spoke of...scouts who participate go to Fort Sumter. Last year, more than 20,000...
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ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR 146TH ANNIVERSARY OF BOMBARDMENT OF FORT SUMTER
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 4/6/2007; 439 words
; The National Park Service's Fort Sumter National Monument issued the following press release: Fort Sumter National Monument Superintendent...12-13, 1861 bombardment of Fort Sumter. On Friday, April 13 members of...
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ECHOES OF THE OLD SOUTH IT WAS 4:20 A.M., APRIL 12, 1861, WHEN THE BOMBARDMENT OF FORT SUMTER BEGAN.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 2/18/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Anderson's insistence at staying at Sumter, located smack in the middle of...four hours of bombing later, after Fort Sumter's quarters were entirely burned...rivers meet, to watch the bombing of Fort Sumter. "If you were fortunate enough...
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146TH ANNIVERSARY OF BOMBARDMENT OF FORT SUMTER SCHEDULED
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 4/6/2007; 437 words
; ...The National Park Service's Fort Moultrie National Monument issued...following press release: Fort Sumter National Monument Superintendent...13, 1861 bombardment of Fort Sumter. On Friday, April 13 members...Infantry Regiments will be at Fort Sumter providing musket firing ...
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Fort Sumter
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...particularly the forts of Charleston harbor—Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie...Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter, a stronger defensive...had the other two forts, along with the...had guns trained on Fort Sumter. On Jan. 9, 1861...
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Sumter, Fort
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
SUMTER, FORT SUMTER, FORT, situated on a sandbar, commands the sea approach to Charleston...Moultrie, on Sullivan's Island, to a better defensive position at Fort Sumter. At 4:30 on the morning of Friday, 12 April, the Confederate batteries...
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Fort Sumter, Capture of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Fort Sumter, Capture of (1861).After...Pensacola Bay, Florida; and Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston...Maj. Robert Anderson held Fort Sumter with a modest garrison...Blood: The Story of Fort Sumter , 1957. Richard N. Current...
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Thomas Sumter
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Thomas Sumter 1734-1832, American Revolutionary...in their expeditions against Fort Duquesne in the French and...gamecock of the Revolution," as Sumter was called, was successful...Brazil (1810-11). Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor is named...
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Fort Wagner, Siege of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Fort Wagner, Siege of (1963).Constructed...extending completely across Morris Island, Fort (or Battery) Wagner was integral to...batteries directly across the channel at Fort Moultrie, and with Fort Sumter only a mile and a half away, Fort Wagner...
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