Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61
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01 - Fort Moultrie in 1860
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02 - Preparations for Defense
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03 - Preliminary Movements of the Secessionists
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04 - The Removal to Fort Sumter
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05 - The First Overt Act
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06 - Effect of Anderson's Movements
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07 - The 'Star of the West'
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08 - A Resort to Diplomacy
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09 - The Crisis at Hand
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10 - The Bombardment
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11 - The Evacuation
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12 - Appendix
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Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61 (1876) is a public domain work.
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Cracked walls, drifting sand and a small garrison make Fort Moultrie an uneasy posting in the summer of 1860. Abner Doubleday begins this military memoir as a captain stationed in Charleston Harbor, watching local demands for secession grow while federal officers wait for clear instructions. Published in 1876, his account follows the preparations for defense and the move to Fort Sumter through the perspective of a participant committed to the Union.
The details reach beyond guns and fortifications. Doubleday describes disputed decisions, messages between the fort and Washington, and the strain of watching opposing forces gain supplies while his own men run short of sugar, soap and candles. He also questions Major Anderson's handling of negotiations, making disagreements within the command part of the story.
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- Author
- Abner Doubleday
- First published
- 1876
- Reading time
- About 3 hours
- Pages
- 78
- Language
- English
- Genre
- American Civil War
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