Project Gutenberg 2017-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 315 United States. National Park Service National Park Service (U.S.) United States. Department of the Interior. National Park Service Service, United States National Park Service, National Park Fort Sumter: Anvil of War Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Fort Sumter: Anvil of War" by United States. National Park Service is a historical account published in the early 1980s. This book provides an in-depth look at the significant events surrounding Fort Sumter during the American Civil War, particularly focusing on its pivotal role as both the site of the war's first shots and as a location of prolonged conflict between Union and Confederate forces. The narrative begins with the momentous firing of the first shot on April 12, 1861, which marked the start of the Civil War, followed by an exploration of the Confederate defense of the fort over the ensuing years. The book details the initial occupation by Major Robert Anderson and the escalating tensions that led to the fort's bombardment and the eventual surrender on April 14, 1861. It also covers the subsequent military efforts by both sides to control Charleston harbor, illustrating the fort's changing significance and condition during the war and its transformation into a national monument in later years. Through a combination of historical context, military strategy, and cultural reflections, the book emphasizes Fort Sumter's enduring legacy in American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fort Sumter National Monument (Charleston, S.C.) Charleston (S.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Fortification -- South Carolina -- Charleston F206 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 153276 2025-07-22T06:39:25.682374 text/html 125467 2024-10-23T02:27:40 text/html 5720893 2025-07-22T06:39:32.426348 application/epub+zip 5723472 2025-07-22T06:39:28.566385 application/epub+zip 101766 2025-07-22T06:39:26.899360 application/epub+zip 5776673 2025-07-22T06:39:34.752354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5756839 2025-07-22T06:39:30.988346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146458 2022-08-25T03:50:24.479002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118967 2025-07-22T06:39:24.968365 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 99117 2024-10-23T02:27:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16834 2025-07-22T06:39:34.885303 application/rdf+xml 16902 2025-07-22T06:39:26.990336 image/jpeg 3049 2025-07-22T06:39:26.944347 image/jpeg 5289366 2025-07-22T06:39:25.847342 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 en.wikipedia