Daily Archives: March 12, 2012

The Ruins of Fort Sumter

“South Carolina had seceded from the Union, yet Union forces still occupied fort Sumter at the entrance of Charleston Harbor.  The South demanded that Fort Sumter be vacated.  The North refused.  Finally, on April 12, 1861, South Carolina Confederate troops … Continue reading

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