Split History of the Battle of Fort Sumter

Split History of the Battle of Fort Sumter — page 1
CHAPTER 1 TENSION IN CHARLESTON HARBOR April 1861 brought a welcoming spring to Charleston South Carolina Charleston Harbor one of the South's most beautiful waterways was covered with a blanket of blue sky filled with fleecy white clouds However this natural beauty was at odds with the drama that was playing out nearby Three of the four forts that ringed the harbor were armed with