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Fort Sumter bombardment begins, 12 April 1861
Posted: Apr 12, 2011Confederate forces under Brigadier General Beauregard began the bombardment of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor this morning at 4:30 AM. Confederate guns fired from Fort Johnson and several batteries […]
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Mount Pleasant Almost Starts "The War"
Posted: Apr 05, 2011In April 1861, war clouds gathered over Charleston Harbor as Major Robert Anderson, commanding the United States garrison at Fort Sumter, waited to be resupplied or evacuated. Charleston Harbor had […]
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Mount Pleasant's Confederate Harbor Batteries: The Sounds Of War Reverberate Again, April 9-14
Posted: Mar 30, 2011When the cannons begin booming at Patriots Point during its planned “Day One: April 1861” events in April commemorating the sesquicentennial of America’s bloodiest war, the sounds will elicit memories […]
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Day One April 1861 @ Patriots Point 9-14 April
Posted: Mar 11, 2011Over 300 Civil War reenactors will be camped at Patriots Point in an artillery camp overlooking Charleston Harbor with 20-24 artillery pieces to fire upon Fort Sumter. Living history […]