An overview of the events at Fort Sumter 1829-1991
Ferguson JN. 1991. An overview of the events at Fort Sumter 1829-1991
The following report is a survey of the methods and materials of the construction of Fort Sumter from its inception to its near completion on December 26, 1860. The fort was named after Brigadier General Thomas Sumter, commander of militia units from South Carolina and Revolutionary War hero. Major Anderson suspended all construction that didn’t directly relate to the defense of the fort. Much of the interior finish work in the left flank barracks was left undone and the embrasures for the second tier were never fit into place. The yawning openings were sealed with brick and in some cases only one-inch board. The fort was to be an integral part of an elaborate coastal defense system devised by Brigadier General Simon Bernard and Major Joseph Totten of the Board of Engineers, later to become the Corps of Engineers.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Ferguson, James
- Date of Issue
- 1991-11-08
- Units
- FOSU , HIST
- Keywords
- Architecture, Construction, Cultural Resources, ehistory, excavation, Fort Sumter, History