union forces won the battle of fort. sumter.
union forces won the battle of fort. sumter.
who won the battle of fort. sumter?
union forces
the battery was struck several times by artillery fire from ft. sumter. according to appleton's annual cyclopædia, "... the guns that bore on the three batteries at the west end of 'sullivan's island' were 10 32-pounders, situated on the left face, and on at the pan-coupe of the salient angle, (four embrasures being bricked up.)" by midday, a shortage of cartridges in ft. sumter forced the union troops to lower the number of guns to only two in active battery against the batteries at the western end of sullivan's island. "the so-called 'floating battery' was struck very frequently by shot, one of them penetrating at the angle between the front and the roof, entirely through the iron covering and wood work beneath, and wounding one man. the rest of the 32-pounder balls failed to penetrate the front or the roof, but were deflected from their surfaces, which were arranged at a suitable angle for this purpose." the damage was considered minimal and with maj. anderson's surrender of ft. sumter, the confederates and the crew of hamilton's floating battery were victorious. newspapers and magazines proliferated details of the battle and surrender. "on friday, 12th, at 27 minutes past 4 a. m., general beauregard, in accordance with instructions received on wednesday from the secretary of war of the southern confederacy, opened fire upon fort sumter. forts johnson and moultrie, the iron battery at cumming's point, and the stevens floating battery, kept up an active cannonade during the entire day, and probably during the past night. the damage done to fort sumter is stated by the confederate authorities to have been considerable. guns had been dismounted, and a part of the parapet swept away." - "harper's weekly "
floating battery of charleston harbor
bullet::::- major robert anderson's telegram announcing the surrender of fort sumter—image of original telegram









































bullet::::- battle of fort sumter—historical preservation site









































bullet::::- crisis at fort sumter—multimedia teaching tool from tulane university including text from historical documents









































bullet::::- fort sumter article at fortwiki.com









































bullet::::- fort sumter at northamericanforts.com









































bullet::::- charleston, sc insider's guide—short article about ft. sumter for travelers









































bullet::::- extensive collection of photos and drawings from the library of congress









































bullet::::- the civil war field fortifications website









































bullet::::- charleston sc real estate—webcam provides live streaming video of fort sumter









































bullet::::- letters associated with the first battle of ft. sumter
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