Project Gutenberg 2014-10-28 Public domain in the USA. 274 Barnes, Frank 63060658 Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina United States. National Park Service. Historical handbook series, no. 12 Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina" by Frank Barnes is a historical account written in the mid-20th century, specifically in the early 1950s. This handbook provides a detailed examination of Fort Sumter, focusing on its construction, strategic significance during the Civil War, and its legacy as a symbol of national conflict. The book explores the events leading up to the bombardment of the fort in April 1861, which marked the beginning of the Civil War, and encompasses various military operations and changes in fortifications over the course of the war. In this publication, Barnes presents a chronological narrative that starts with the construction of Fort Sumter in the early 1800s and leads up to its pivotal role in the Civil War. The text covers key moments such as Major Anderson's transfer of troops to the fort, the initial bombardment by Confederate forces, and the subsequent struggles for control over Charleston Harbor. The fort experiences several bombardments and evacuations during the war, becoming a symbol of both Confederate resistance and Union determination. After the war, the book details the fort's restoration and its eventual establishment as a national monument, commemorating its significance in American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.) -- History Fort Sumter National Monument (Charleston, S.C.) E456 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 136729 2025-07-19T05:31:51.482400 text/html 110368 2024-10-24T11:49:52 text/html 2815933 2025-07-19T05:31:56.899359 application/epub+zip 2817776 2025-07-19T05:31:53.587394 application/epub+zip 108598 2025-07-19T05:31:52.510392 application/epub+zip 2884773 2025-07-19T05:31:59.051381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2851402 2025-07-19T05:31:55.688416 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147423 2022-09-21T12:38:10.557873 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102885 2025-07-19T05:31:51.007414 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 83069 2024-10-24T11:49:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16700 2025-07-19T05:31:59.181367 application/rdf+xml 23080 2025-07-19T05:31:52.598427 image/jpeg 3289 2025-07-19T05:31:52.553417 image/jpeg 2676705 2025-07-19T05:31:51.598424 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog