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Fort Sumter

Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was built as a protection measure for the bay of Charleston and when South Carolina succeeded from the Union both sides wanted it. The fort was more than just a building it was a symbol of power.
The Union holding Fort Sumter showed the country as a whole that the federal government was still in power over South Carolina. The men and supplies were not enough to hold off an attack, but by the Union holding their ground there made South Carolina look like a joke by succeeding while still having Union forts in their state. "If something is not done pretty soonÂ… the whole country will become disgusted with the sham of independence." The President of the Confederacy knew that the fort was making them look ridiculous that is why he did not want the fort to be re-supplied because then the Union could hold the fort even longer. Jefferson Davis knew that once the rebels showed their muscle by either the Unions surrendering the fort freely or forcefully that more......


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