If you or a loved one has had surgery recently, the surgical incision site is likely the cause of much worry. While it is important to pay attention to the wound and to properly care for it, the sight of drainage can be anxiety inducing, often needlessly.
Fort McClellan today. Fort McClellan closed in 1999 as part of the Army Base Closure and Realignment Committee (BRAC) program. The BRAC legislation required the environmental cleanup of Fort McClellan prior to its transfer to the public domain.
It was federal government property, and after South Carolina seceded, Confederate soldiers ordered the Union troops to leave. When they refused to go, the Confederates attacked the fort. On April 12, 1861, they bombarded Fort Sumter in an attack that would last more than a day. Marking A Controversial Anniversary. It was a hard time for the United States and this part of the world, says Tim Stone, park superintendent at Fort Sumter.