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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)

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)
42-pounder cannon, Model 1845, at Fort Sumter  

Did You Know?
The first Union shot of the Civil War was fired by Captain Abner Doubleday. He was the second senior officer at Fort Sumter, under Major Robert Anderson. Fort Sumter National Monument, SC

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