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Fort Sumter National MonumentRuins of the officer's quarters at Fort Sumter
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Fort Sumter - Online Documents

Combat History of Ft. Sumter 1863-1865, by Hobart G. Cawood (pdf, 2.3 MB)

Decision at Fort Sumter (pdf, 1.9 MB)

The Historic Guns of Forts Sumter and Moultrie, by Mike Ryan (pdf, 7 MB)

The Fort Sumter Flags: A Study In Documentation and Authentication, 1982 (pdf, 150 MB) Notice- this is a very large document.

Fort Sumter National Monument Submerged Cultural Resources Survey (1998) (pdf, 12.5 MB)

Fort Sumter Tour Boat Script (pdf, 27 KB)

Ft. Sumter April 12, 1861, by Frank Barnes (pdf, 834 KB)

An Overview of the Events at Fort Sumter, 1829-1991, by James N. Ferguson (pdf, 5.3 MB)

Short History, Fort Sumter, by Rock L. Comstock, Jr., June 1956 (pdf, 35 MB)

USS Housatonic Site Assessment (2006) (pdf, 21 MB)

Written Historical Report, 1829-1991, by James N. Ferguson (pdf, 4.5 MB)
The 33-star United States flag flown atop Fort Sumter during the opening bombardment of the Civil War in 1861, on exhibit at Fort Sumter  

Did You Know?
The first human death of the Civil War occurred on April 14, 1861, the day after the battle of Fort Sumter ended. Private Daniel Hough died when the cannon he was loading (for the Union's 100-gun salute to the U.S. flag) discharged prematurely. Fort Sumter National Monument, SC

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