Fort Sumter
Proper noun
Meaning
Fort Sumter
A fort off the coast of South Carolina. The American Civil War started there on April 12, 1861.
Examples
Crofts wrote: The bombardment of Fort Sumter, by itself, did not destroy Unionist majorities in the upper South.
But after the Confederate attack and capture of Fort Sumter in April 1861, Lincoln called up 75,000 of the states' militia to muster under his command.
Oates, p. 226. The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter rallied Americans north of the Mason-Dixon line to the defense of the American nation.
On one side are the stunning mansions of South Battery, on the other side, cannons face out toward a small island in the middle of the harbor that houses a place called Fort Sumter.
Davis faced the most important decision of his career: to prevent reinforcement at Fort Sumter or to let it take place.
Lincoln dispatched a small fleet of warships, troops, and transports from the navy yard in New York to resupply and re-enforce Fort Pickens and Fort Sumter, although he told Davis they would not fire unless fired upon.