Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61

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01 - Fort Moultrie in 1860
20:16
02 - Preparations for Defense
13:45
03 - Preliminary Movements of the Secessionists
15:49
04 - The Removal to Fort Sumter
15:31
05 - The First Overt Act
15:58
06 - Effect of Anderson's Movements
11:32
07 - The 'Star of the West'
16:55
08 - A Resort to Diplomacy
18:02
09 - The Crisis at Hand
22:52
10 - The Bombardment
19:09
11 - The Evacuation
20:05
12 - Appendix
11:20

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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. For readers interested in the opening of the American Civil War, these recollections offer a close view of how national politics affected daily military life in one contested harbor.