Charleston
poem by Timrod
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- In Remembering the American Civil War: Henry Timrod: Charleston
Located at the mouth of the harbour of Charleston, South Carolina, Fort Sumter was a fortification of masonry and brick that rose 60 feet (18 metres) above the waterline. Originally Federal property, it had been the first Confederate prize of the Civil War; it…
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