I lived in Charleston from '71-76, while in the Navy. Got married on Sullivan's Island, lived on James Island and my son was born there. Very interesting history there. I have very fond memories of living there.
@shable1436 my close friend went to boot camp at Parris Island June to August 1973. He said the sand fleas ate them up bad after PT and laying in the sand.
Visited Ft. Sumter in 2001. It was updated after the war with a Huger big gun, and some other things. The battle scars remain from the 1860's, and our tour guide was just as good as the gentleman that appeared here.
I would consider reactivating that cluster of forts as training forts. While each service has an academy, I think it would be wise to have 2 to 4 for each service spred over the country. Besides a primary one should focus on officers from enlisted, and another for officers from civilian education. As part of reactivation a rebuilding could be done to restore the fort and much of the batteries could serve as dorms. Could also expand the bar to the coast.
I'm a NY Yankee however I truly believe Lincoln should have evacuated that fort well before any action took place. So do 500,000 soldiers who died too young
Understand South Carolinas alegence was to the union until sessescion, then instantly the occupiers of Sumpter were trespassing in our "Country" of South Carolina, we told em to leave before the shelling started. We had no Federal representation as Lincoln didn't even appear on the ballot here.
When you go on the tour, they spend the whole time talking about the evils of white people. Nothing about the history that you’re hearing from this guy. I’ve been on it I know for a fact. These employees need to be fired.
Excellent presentation by the Park Ranger host. He really knows the history about this Fort and other facts involving the Civil War. Thank you so much for sharing.
I don't comment on videos to often but wanted to here just because of Gary, my friend and I had the honor of visiting Fort Sumter but also getting the chance to speak with Gary while we were there. He is super nice (putting up with our barrage of questions) and very knowledgeable. If you ever get the chance to visit Fort Sumter and you see Him walking around 100% go up and have a chat.
Been wanting to check out Fort Sumter since the Sesquicentennial. Big thanks to Chris and the team at American Battlefield Trust for getting me out there sooner than later!
Why does it say that they had cannons that could shoot 4 1/2 miles but they couldn’t shoot from battery park which is 2 1/2 miles or castle Pickney, which is 2 miles. Fort Moultrie was a US Army fort that was abandoned to the confederates they used federal guns to shoot at the fort. In fact, all the guns that were used fire upon Fort Sumner were made by the federal government. I live in the area by the way.
My 4xgreat-grandfather brother on my mother side was in the 17th SCV, Company H. From August 1863 to April 1864, he and his regiment were stationed in and around Charleston. According to the book “A Rising Star of Promise” which is a diary of Lieutenant David J. Logan of 17th SCV, Company F, Lieutenant David J. Logan mentioned that some regiments were stationed at Fort Sumter during this time period, but not mentioned which ones. Does the National Park Service at Fort Sumter have a detailed list of all the Confederate units that served at Fort Sumter during the war? I was wondering if the 17th SCV, Company H at one point was stationed there. In an interesting note, the commander of Fort Sumter from August 1863 to April 1864, was Colonial Stephen Elliott Jr. The 17th SCV would join Colonial Stephen Elliott Jr in the Battle of the Crater, July 30, 1864 at Petersburg, Virginia. My 4xgreat-grandfather brother on my mother side died in that battle and Colonial Stephen Elliott Jr. would die from his wounds from the battle about a year after the war.
There were numerous SC regiments that served at the coast, many were rotated through. I have ancestors from the 1st SC (Orrs rifles) and the 14th Sc that fought at poctaglio and at secessionville (1st battle of James island) under Nathan shanks Evans / during that battle 2000 confederates defeated a union force of 6600 and repelled multiple bayonet charges June 16th 1862
Fort Point, at the entrance of San Francisco Bay, is one of Sumter’s sister forts. It was designed according to the same plans as Sumter, it’s mission to protect gold. It’s worth a visit. It sits directly below the SF end of the Golden Gate Bridge.
I'm about 8 minutes and currently and so far the cameraman has shown none of the things that you are talking about on the boat ride there. Why miss that opportunity? I mean we're pretty clear on what the two of you look like within a few seconds into the video.
No offense however, your talking and Identifying all these areas around the harbor, yet no video of the areas being referenced is shown while the interview conversation is taking place. It is rather frustrating as a viewer not familiar with the Charleston Harbor area to not see the scenery described and mentioned as your sailing by it.
I finally got to see Fort Sumter a few years ago. 😮 The Feds really did reduce it to rubble over the 4 year war ! 🇺🇸 It was like.... "You guys WANT it ?!? OK, but you're not keeping it !" 😅
1861,Fort Sumpter. 1945, FDR died. 1961, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. 1981, First Space Shuttle launch. A lot of history packed in the calendar date of 12 April.
Amazing video. I went there in September 2013, it was so much fun and I learned a lot there. Just being able to walk in the areas where the soldiers were is just so interesting.
Good laughs watching the reactions of the good ol boy truck driver looking dude eve’s dropping on the conversation 😂 I’m thinking he led the convoy into Charleston & parked the Rubber Duck in the trucker’s only parking lot.
You have to wonder if someone has seen ghost walking the fort. LOL I know in NC, Ft Macon at Atlantic Beach, Is in a lot better shape than Ft Sumter. But it fell early in the war because the bricks would not hold up to the bombardment. Ft Pulaski is also in good condition along with Ft Monroe, Ft McHenry are all made about the same time, brick forts. The dirt forts like Ft Fisher NC, have been damaged due to coastal storms over the years. But some of it is still there.
@@Captkman yeah, that’s definitely one of the many events across the country that helped lead to the Civil War. They were building up to it at that time. John Brown’s raid was in 1859. Another thing that pushed the south over the edge was when Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860. Which led to a lot of southern states succeeding from the union. But those did not cause the Civil War. The thing that finally ignited the country into Civil War was when the Confederates fired upon Fort Sumter.
You are somewhat right about Harpers Ferry (John Brown) and the killings and murders by federal (Kansas Jayhawkers) militia. That had a great push toward the war.
Lincoln WANTED the southern forces to fire on the fort because he had no Constitutional authority to stop secession until they did. To this day our States STILL have the right to leave the Union if they desire to.
I worked on a dredge, we did the ports channels there. I found countless bullets and small lead balls (possibly musket or cannon shot ammo). Think they are worth anything?
So here’s my question: irrespective of the role Charleston played in starting the Civil War; it would seem that the city had far more fortifications than most other major harbors (New York, Norfolk, etc.). Yes, those other harbors has fortifications, but not as much as Charleston. What was the story behind that?
Great presentation! I'm a huge history buff, visited Charleston last year, but not Fort Sumter. Been to Gettysburg twice, and plan to go again and all other CW battlefields.
Let me get this straight: It started as and American fort. Then, the Confederates took it. And now, let's bombard the shit out of it, to take it back. I'm not sure who your strategic planner is. But, he needs to be fired!
The first battle of the Civil War was in January 1861, when Confederates crossed Pensacola Bay and attacked Federal forces occupying Ft. Pickens on Santa Rosa Island. The Confederates were pushed back and retreated to Pensacola.
Scads of historic forts have been restored. Get on the stick and restore Fort Sumter. I think Charleston is over the Civil War by now. I found it to be somewhat disappointing.
The first bloodshed of civil war happen in baltimore with pratt street riot. 4 union soldiers were killed along with a dozen or so baltimore civilians who pelting the soldiers with cobble stones.
Hard to imagine why the south fell for Lincoln’s ploy. Lincoln’s ploy being the fact that not only did they not leave peacefully in the time the south gave them, they were actually reinforced. They let him goad them into a fight. They never should’ve fired.
I worked here as a Park Guide in 2003-04. I have no idea who this guy is but he did a fair job. When i was there the head ranger was the awful Dawn ******* Dennis Birr if youre out there you were fantastic. Sumter is a great site.... an absolute shell of its former self. The best site there (from a historical nerd perspective) is Battery/castle Hinckney. Relics just lying on the ground and shore. Almost all of where Battery Wagner was is gone.... and i can see nothing discernable in that area of Morris Island to indicate anything... The best Civil War site is on the former town of Seccessionville. It's called Battery Lamar and sits at the edge of a residential area and salt marsh... a well preserved earthen fortification with significant comabt occurring are a rarity in SC. Its right outside Charleston and worth the visit. If im correct and remembering... one of the assaulting union regiments suffered one of the highest casualty rates lf the war
Gosh I’m such a history nerd … I loved every bit of this video. Shoutout to the park ranger, he was very knowledgeable and I enjoyed listening to anything he had to say. Double thumbs up 👍🏻👍🏻
FYI , prior to Ft Sumpter the was the surrender of Gen Twigg in Texas to Texas Confederate forces. The last battle was also fought in Texas at the battle of Palmito Ranch.
Interesting aspect of fate with General Anderson in connection with the assassination of President Lincoln. This has a similar tone of fate with General Grant and President Lincoln's final hours, that being that General Grant had been invited to attend the play along with the president, but the general chose not to accept the invite. It has since been speculated that, even though President Lincoln did not perceive a bodyguard unit for himself as necessary, General Grant was known to (nearly) always travel with a military entourage. Had General Grant attended the play, it is likely that the general's military personnel who accompanied him would have thwarted John Wilkes Booth, (one way or another.)
This Park Ranger is an absolute treasure, everything that it means to be a national park ranger. He should be extremely proud of himself and all that he does and knows.
I moved from the Charleston area in 1991, and I miss it a lot. Thanks for the videos. I remember visiting Ft. Sumter with the rest of the family, as well as Ft. Moultrie (my favorite fort). Charleston has so much history.
Had a short gig as a Charleston carriage tour guide and was trained to say what everyone believed; that the shots were fired from the battery. Never questioned it. Lol.... Lots of holes in history.
This park ranger is awesome. Conveys history in such an engaging way.
He's badass. Very Informed.
Charleston is full of history. l love going there
Canadian here who loves your civil war tours!!
Gary is a great ranger, my reenacting unit has worked with him a ton. Great guy!
I lived in Charleston from '71-76, while in the Navy. Got married on Sullivan's Island, lived on James Island and my son was born there. Very interesting history there.
I have very fond memories of living there.
You'd hate having to live on James island now, traffic is absolutely atrocious.
I see that Swampy area. Memories of the swamps of Parris Island back in 5 Oct 73 - 28 Dec 73, when I was in boot camp. Platoon 395, India Co, 3rd RTB.
@GatorTTailAllain I hear ya Devil Dog, 3rd Battalion ! ! ! Long live the Legend of Chesty Puller. Semper Fi
Semper Fi , I was there 2001 in platoon 2001
@K_Type that's cool Plt 2001 in 2001. Where did you do boot camp?
Sand fleas and escorts is something SC has abundance of😂
@shable1436 my close friend went to boot camp at Parris Island June to August 1973. He said the sand fleas ate them up bad after PT and laying in the sand.
Been to Ft. Sumter, definitely worth the trip.
What an awesome, and knowledgeable park ranger!
Great video guys
The park ranger is a model of presentation and use of language describing a series of difficult conflicts. Great video.
This is great. The park ranger is awesome!! Guy needs a raise and a promotion. Great job! Love this video. So informative and engaging
Visited Ft. Sumter in 2001. It was updated after the war with a Huger big gun, and some other things. The battle scars remain from the 1860's, and our tour guide was just as good as the gentleman that appeared here.
Yes!!!!!!!! Fort Sumter!!!!!!
We got a LOT of history about the initial bombardment of Ft. Sumter while on tour during the Donor Thank You weekend. GREAT STUFF!
Penn Jillette is awesome! I didn't know he moonlighted as a park ranger at Fort Sumpter! 🤣
Penn is actually a FOOL ! 📖
For Sumter is one of the best places to go for history nerds. Ive been once and my favorite part is seeing some of the dud shells still in the brick
Excellent Park Ranger. Listening to him was a treat.
So fascinating! Thanks for posting this video.
I would consider reactivating that cluster of forts as training forts. While each service has an academy, I think it would be wise to have 2 to 4 for each service spred over the country. Besides a primary one should focus on officers from enlisted, and another for officers from civilian education. As part of reactivation a rebuilding could be done to restore the fort and much of the batteries could serve as dorms. Could also expand the bar to the coast.
.Beautiful Charleston Stories Channel in Year Saturday January 27,2024.😐.
Excellent video
It’s called the War of Northern Aggression down there..😂
Yes, it was and is.
@@mr.babkok2544 Cry me a river Yankee transplant
@@mr.babkok2544
Oh look, a coward hiding behind a screen, saying things to people, he never would say to face.🤔
Excellent narrative by the ranger. Read "The Demon of Unrest" by Erick Larson which is all about Ft Sumter
I thought it started at Harper's Ferry...
The population of 1860 in this country was what would be the population of Florida and Georgia today…
My Lawd, tell about the CSS Hunley, the first real submarine!!!
You can check out our visit to the Hunley in our Charleston History Tour. Starts at 57:39 : ua-cam.com/video/6bj1CgFCWqY/v-deo.html
I'm a NY Yankee however I truly believe Lincoln should have evacuated that fort well before any action took place. So do 500,000 soldiers who died too young
Understand South Carolinas alegence was to the union until sessescion, then instantly the occupiers of Sumpter were trespassing in our "Country" of South Carolina, we told em to leave before the shelling started. We had no Federal representation as Lincoln didn't even appear on the ballot here.
Laughing at the ranger saying the enemy was to the south of Charleston. He’s a federal employee so that would have made him the enemy 😂😂
states should be able to leave of they want to
how can they say south attacked sumter when it was a southern fort the north refused to leave it
Because it wasn’t a southern fort. It was a federal fort owned by the government. And also the South was the one who fired upon the fort
I'd like to add, the host is excellent as well. The little fact about the British ship running aground the sandbar during the revolution was so sick!
Sick? Why sick?
@@quentinquentin6752 "Sick" is slang for cool, awesome, neat
When you go on the tour, they spend the whole time talking about the evils of white people. Nothing about the history that you’re hearing from this guy. I’ve been on it I know for a fact. These employees need to be fired.
I don't feel so old now 😅
@@JMCAragorn it's American teenage slang from about 2000s
Excellent presentation by the Park Ranger host. He really knows the history about this Fort and other facts involving the Civil War. Thank you so much for sharing.
I'm an ACW buff from Brazil and visited FS in 2015. Enjoyed the experience 💪👊.
Are you descended from the southerners that immigrated to Brazil after the war?
@billkea7224 No. I am just a "regular Brazilian" who attended an American school down here.
Extremely well done! A real delight to hear from this Park Ranger with just a wealth of information! Congratulations to all involved in this episode.
This ranger is outstanding. Thank you
I don't comment on videos to often but wanted to here just because of Gary, my friend and I had the honor of visiting Fort Sumter but also getting the chance to speak with Gary while we were there. He is super nice (putting up with our barrage of questions) and very knowledgeable. If you ever get the chance to visit Fort Sumter and you see Him walking around 100% go up and have a chat.
No city in America like Charleston. Amazing video!
Been wanting to check out Fort Sumter since the Sesquicentennial. Big thanks to Chris and the team at American Battlefield Trust for getting me out there sooner than later!
Excellent work BT. Thanx from an Ausie civil war buff.
One of my great, great, great grandfathers was a South Carolinian and was in one of the batteries that fired on Fort Sumter. Really fascinating stuff.
Great video great historical insights !! well done
This guy knows his stuff!!
I loved visiting there. My only complaint was the short time that they allowed us to stay before having to get back on the boat!
Great Park Ranger! Well done sir!
uncle willie purposely saved s. carolina for last !! 1st to secede then received the final trouncing
If this guy says those cannon's were not in range I believe him. What an excellent Ranger.
Why does it say that they had cannons that could shoot 4 1/2 miles but they couldn’t shoot from battery park which is 2 1/2 miles or castle Pickney, which is 2 miles. Fort Moultrie was a US Army fort that was abandoned to the confederates they used federal guns to shoot at the fort. In fact, all the guns that were used fire upon Fort Sumner were made by the federal government. I live in the area by the way.
@@bigstyxmaybe they had different type cannons there
@@bigstyxuntil Lincoln sent a warship into another country’s waters to illegally man a fort
A great presentation. Outstanding gentlemen!
My 4xgreat-grandfather brother on my mother side was in the 17th SCV, Company H. From August 1863 to April 1864, he and his regiment were stationed in and around Charleston. According to the book “A Rising Star of Promise” which is a diary of Lieutenant David J. Logan of 17th SCV, Company F, Lieutenant David J. Logan mentioned that some regiments were stationed at Fort Sumter during this time period, but not mentioned which ones. Does the National Park Service at Fort Sumter have a detailed list of all the Confederate units that served at Fort Sumter during the war? I was wondering if the 17th SCV, Company H at one point was stationed there. In an interesting note, the commander of Fort Sumter from August 1863 to April 1864, was Colonial Stephen Elliott Jr. The 17th SCV would join Colonial Stephen Elliott Jr in the Battle of the Crater, July 30, 1864 at Petersburg, Virginia. My 4xgreat-grandfather brother on my mother side died in that battle and Colonial Stephen Elliott Jr. would die from his wounds from the battle about a year after the war.
There were numerous SC regiments that served at the coast, many were rotated through. I have ancestors from the 1st SC (Orrs rifles) and the 14th Sc that fought at poctaglio and at secessionville (1st battle of James island) under Nathan shanks Evans / during that battle 2000 confederates defeated a union force of 6600 and repelled multiple bayonet charges June 16th 1862
Fort Point, at the entrance of San Francisco Bay, is one of Sumter’s sister forts. It was designed according to the same plans as Sumter, it’s mission to protect gold.
It’s worth a visit. It sits directly below the SF end of the Golden Gate Bridge.
I’m from Charleston myself and I love the history at the Fort . Born there to in SC . 😊
I'm about 8 minutes and currently and so far the cameraman has shown none of the things that you are talking about on the boat ride there. Why miss that opportunity? I mean we're pretty clear on what the two of you look like within a few seconds into the video.
And the redneck with the mullet cut behind the ranger.
Chris was a great video. Love all the history and your guide. Learned a lot. I did not know. Thank you for sharing!
💯👍
The tour guide was amazing and a fountain of knowledge.
No offense however, your talking and Identifying all these areas around the harbor, yet no video of the areas being referenced is shown while the interview conversation is taking place. It is rather frustrating as a viewer not familiar with the Charleston Harbor area to not see the scenery described and mentioned as your sailing by it.
I went there in the late 90’s . Charleston is beautiful and I visited the fort Sumter.
I finally got to see Fort Sumter a few years ago. 😮 The Feds really did reduce it to rubble over the 4 year war ! 🇺🇸 It was like....
"You guys WANT it ?!? OK, but you're not keeping it !" 😅
What a knowledgeable man and a great story teller! Thanks for bringing us along for the awesome education. 🤗👏👏
This was Amazing!!! I’m a huge fan of civil war history, but I learned so much.!!!! Both did great. Great questions and great explanations!!!
I’m not sure if you would do a documentary on Fort Monroe in Hampton VA? It is where Jefferson Davis was imprisoned after the Civil War
Just a week ago I found this channel looking for modern footage of fort Sumter and fort Monroe. Great to see this manifest lol.
1861,Fort Sumpter. 1945, FDR died. 1961, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. 1981, First Space Shuttle launch. A lot of history packed in the calendar date of 12 April.
i love that dude on the boat in the background, learning, listening in on what the two of you are saying
He is slick
Amazing video. I went there in September 2013, it was so much fun and I learned a lot there. Just being able to walk in the areas where the soldiers were is just so interesting.
If you think about it.. we had a civil war cuz lazy southerners didn’t wanna work 😂😂😂
What a great enlightening video with a most knowledgeable park ranger!
Good laughs watching the reactions of the good ol boy truck driver looking dude eve’s dropping on the conversation 😂 I’m thinking he led the convoy into Charleston & parked the Rubber Duck in the trucker’s only parking lot.
I live in Charleston, fort sumter is a great place to go!
I'm glad to see that Penn Gillette got a job after the magic thing. 🙂
Very cool place to visit. Went a few years ago and thought it was an interesting experience.
That was an interesting and informative video. Thanks.
Just another great video as always! Love your work guys!
the Demon of Unrest by ERIK LAWSON
Great stuff! I learned a lot from this video. NPS park ranger interpreters are the best!
You have to wonder if someone has seen ghost walking the fort. LOL I know in NC, Ft Macon at Atlantic Beach, Is in a lot better shape than Ft Sumter. But it fell early in the war because the bricks would not hold up to the bombardment. Ft Pulaski is also in good condition along with Ft Monroe, Ft McHenry are all made about the same time, brick forts. The dirt forts like Ft Fisher NC, have been damaged due to coastal storms over the years. But some of it is still there.
I thought the civil war started in Harpers Ferry or maybe even Kansas, but I could be wrong.
It started at Fort Sumter. In April 1861
When the confederates fired up the fort, they are near Charleston SC
@@NickP16 Really? Not with John Brown's raid of Harpers Ferry?
@@Captkman yeah, that’s definitely one of the many events across the country that helped lead to the Civil War. They were building up to it at that time. John Brown’s raid was in 1859.
Another thing that pushed the south over the edge was when Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860. Which led to a lot of southern states succeeding from the union.
But those did not cause the Civil War. The thing that finally ignited the country into Civil War was when the Confederates fired upon Fort Sumter.
You are somewhat right about Harpers Ferry (John Brown) and the killings and murders by federal (Kansas Jayhawkers) militia. That had a great push toward the war.
Lincoln WANTED the southern forces to fire on the fort because he had no Constitutional authority to stop secession until they did. To this day our States STILL have the right to leave the Union if they desire to.
Fabulous fabulous fabulous.
I worked on a dredge, we did the ports channels there. I found countless bullets and small lead balls (possibly musket or cannon shot ammo). Think they are worth anything?
Depends on the condition and what market you choose to exhibit them
@@terrycollins0314 yea… I don’t have them anymore. I left them on the ship and got let go by the company.
Well produced video, great sound, editing & history. Well done.
So here’s my question: irrespective of the role Charleston played in starting the Civil War; it would seem that the city had far more fortifications than most other major harbors (New York, Norfolk, etc.). Yes, those other harbors has fortifications, but not as much as Charleston. What was the story behind that?
Great presentation! I'm a huge history buff, visited Charleston last year, but not Fort Sumter. Been to Gettysburg twice, and plan to go again and all other CW battlefields.
Let me get this straight:
It started as and American fort.
Then, the Confederates took it.
And now, let's bombard the shit out of it, to take it back.
I'm not sure who your strategic planner is. But, he needs to be fired!
The first battle of the Civil War was in January 1861, when Confederates crossed Pensacola Bay and attacked Federal forces occupying Ft. Pickens on Santa Rosa Island. The Confederates were pushed back and retreated to Pensacola.
They repelled “a group of civilians”.
Meanwhile in Charleston Harbor, the Star of the West was committing an act of war.
Scads of historic forts have been restored. Get on the stick and restore Fort Sumter. I think Charleston is over the Civil War by now. I found it to be somewhat disappointing.
A definite concrete battleship is Fort Drum in Manila Bay, Philippines.
the Romans actually used a concrete mixture that when exposed to water, sealed cracks.
The first bloodshed of civil war happen in baltimore with pratt street riot. 4 union soldiers were killed along with a dozen or so baltimore civilians who pelting the soldiers with cobble stones.
No. Well done, but purposefully misleading, and chock full of misinformation.
Lincoln wasn’t invited into the 1865 flag reraising ceremony at Fort Sumter.
I wished they focused more on the scenery and not the rangers face. We already know what he looks like.
Mmm for this European, most excellent info re the very beginnings of the ACW.
That’s all what’s left of the fort what happened to the fort walls it’s like it been blown up leaving some of its walls remains
There’s a big argument to be made for the first bloodshed of the war being on the streets of Baltimore.
Hard to imagine why the south fell for Lincoln’s ploy. Lincoln’s ploy being the fact that not only did they not leave peacefully in the time the south gave them, they were actually reinforced. They let him goad them into a fight. They never should’ve fired.
Also hard to imagine how Lincoln could justify raising 75k volunteers for an invading army over a bloodless battle.
I worked here as a Park Guide in 2003-04. I have no idea who this guy is but he did a fair job. When i was there the head ranger was the awful Dawn ******* Dennis Birr if youre out there you were fantastic.
Sumter is a great site.... an absolute shell of its former self. The best site there (from a historical nerd perspective) is Battery/castle Hinckney. Relics just lying on the ground and shore.
Almost all of where Battery Wagner was is gone.... and i can see nothing discernable in that area of Morris Island to indicate anything...
The best Civil War site is on the former town of Seccessionville. It's called Battery Lamar and sits at the edge of a residential area and salt marsh... a well preserved earthen fortification with significant comabt occurring are a rarity in SC. Its right outside Charleston and worth the visit. If im correct and remembering... one of the assaulting union regiments suffered one of the highest casualty rates lf the war
Also... there's significant revolutionary war battlefields within 40 miles
Gosh I’m such a history nerd … I loved every bit of this video. Shoutout to the park ranger, he was very knowledgeable and I enjoyed listening to anything he had to say. Double thumbs up 👍🏻👍🏻
FYI , prior to Ft Sumpter the was the surrender of Gen Twigg in Texas to Texas Confederate forces. The last battle was also fought in Texas at the battle of Palmito Ranch.
Interesting aspect of fate with General Anderson in connection with the assassination of President Lincoln. This has a similar tone of fate with General Grant and President Lincoln's final hours, that being that General Grant had been invited to attend the play along with the president, but the general chose not to accept the invite. It has since been speculated that, even though President Lincoln did not perceive a bodyguard unit for himself as necessary, General Grant was known to (nearly) always travel with a military entourage. Had General Grant attended the play, it is likely that the general's military personnel who accompanied him would have thwarted John Wilkes Booth, (one way or another.)
This Park Ranger is an absolute treasure, everything that it means to be a national park ranger. He should be extremely proud of himself and all that he does and knows.
I moved from the Charleston area in 1991, and I miss it a lot. Thanks for the videos. I remember visiting Ft. Sumter with the rest of the family, as well as Ft. Moultrie (my favorite fort). Charleston has so much history.
reading "Demon of Unrest" and this was so interesting
Had a short gig as a Charleston carriage tour guide and was trained to say what everyone believed; that the shots were fired from the battery. Never questioned it. Lol.... Lots of holes in history.