
A History of Fort Sumter
Building a Civil War Landmark
M. Patrick Hendrix(Author)
History Press Library Editions
Published on 4. March 2014
Book
Hardback
162 pages
978-1-5402-2342-5 (ISBN)
Description
In 1829, construction began on a fort atop a rock formation in the mouth of Charleston Harbor. Decades later, Fort Sumter was near completion on December 26, 1860, when Major Robert Anderson occupied it in response to the growing hostilities between the North and South. As a symbol of sedition for the North and holy ground for the South, possession of Fort Sumter was deemed essential to both sides when the Civil War began. By 1864, the fort, heavily bombarded by Union artillery, was a shapeless mass of ruins, mostly bermed rubble and sand with a garrison of Confederate soldiers holding its ground. Join author M. Patrick Hendrix as he follows the tumultuous lives of the men who fought to control what later became one of the most revered monuments to the war.
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Language
English
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
386 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5402-2342-5 (9781540223425)
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