Nostrand / Fort Sumter / Atlanta / Fort Pulaski / New York / /
Company
American Heritage Publishing Company Inc. / /
Country
Chad / /
Facility
Port Royal REFERENCES Sound / Fort Pulaski National Monument / Fort Pulaski / Port Royal River / /
IndustryTerm
metal / /
NaturalFeature
Daufuskie Island / Southern rivers / Savannah River / Tybee Island / Bird Island / Port Royal River / /
Organization
Southeast Archeological Center / National Park Service / U.S. Department of Transportation / United States Engineer Department of the Siege and Reduction of Fort Pulaski / Federal Highway Administration / Georgia Department of Transportation / /
Person
Alonzo Williams / Braley / /
ProvinceOrState
South Carolina / Chatham County / Virginia / New York / Georgia / /
T he opening shots of the Civil War, the shelling of Fort Sumter, South Carolina, took place on April 12, 1861. In Savannah, four months earlier (January 3rd), Confederate forces took control of Fort Pulaski before it c