Fort Sumter is a man-made island. Construction on Fort Sumter began in 1829 but was not finished by 1860. It was never finished. It was occupied by Union forces. On April 12, 1861, Fort Johnson opened fire on Fort Sumter. No one was killed during the battle, but during the surrender ceremony for the Union, Private Howell lost his life when a cannon misfired. This was the beginning of the Civil War.
Fort Sumter is surrounded by water, so we had to take a ferry to get there. Inside the fort were many cannons and the walls were very thick and high! There were steps that led up to a large rock that was way up from the sea and it was very windy! We went into another part of the fort and there were more cannons. Some of the cannons were bigger than Cooper and me! We also found cannon balls embedded in the walls of the fort! Then we took the ferry home as a souvenir!
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