M Patrick Hendrix: 1 book
A History of Fort Sumter
Building a Civil War Landmark (Landmarks)
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
A thrilling account—from construction to ruin—of the South Carolina fort where the Civil War’s opening shots were fired, forging its place in history.
In 1829, construction began on a fort atop a rock formation in the mouth of Charleston Harbor. Decades later, Fort Sumter was near completion...
