Article: War for the homeland.(Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln)(Book Review)

Fort Sumter.
Battlefields of the Civil War - vol 2;  January 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... the exception of Fort Sumter in South Carolina ... home. By the time Lincoln was inaugurated ... relief expedition to Fort Sumter to re-supply the ... provisions. Once again, Lincoln, Anderson, and ... the situation at Fort Sumter. On April 10th ... President Davis of ...

Article: Jefferson Davis and his Fort Sumter ...
The Washington Times;  May 6, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... from President Abraham Lincoln informed Gov. Francis ... expedition was bound for Fort Sumter with provisions and troops. Lincoln assured South Carolina ... decision that led to war. Lincoln's attempt to resupply Fort Sumter provided a reason for ...

Encyclopedia entry: Fort Sumter, Capture of
The Oxford Companion to American Military History;      469 words ...Fort Sumter, Capture of (1861 ... Republican Abraham Lincoln won the election of ... Anderson surrendered Fort Sumter with the honors of ... Blood: The Story of Fort Sumter , 1957. Richard N. Current , Lincoln and the First Shot ...

Article: FORT SUMTER
Young Students Learning Library;      314 words ... ... government let it take over Fort Sumter. President James Buchanan refused ... Confederates decided to force Fort Sumter to surrender by cutting off ... tried to come to the aid of Fort Sumter. Abraham Lincoln became President in March 1861 ...

Article: Fort Sumter
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      573 words ... ... Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter, a stronger defensive ... guns trained on Fort Sumter. On Jan. 9 ... before Abraham Lincoln took office, but ... Pickens received Lincoln's notice that ... Apr. 14, 1865. Fort Sumter became a national ...

Article: Fort Sumter: Chapter 2 The Civil War Years
U.S. History;      700+ words ... ... The Civil War Years Fort Sumter and the Coming of War ... President, Abraham Lincoln, by voting unanimously ... seized by the new power. Fort Sumter was one of the handful ... transferred his command to Fort Sumter. Unaware of an apparent ...

Article: ECHOES OF THE OLD SOUTH IT WAS 4:20 A.M., APRIL 12, 1861, WHEN ...
The Boston Globe;  February 18, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... bombing later, after Fort Sumter's quarters were ... fired. As President Lincoln said: "The last ... the assault upon Fort Sumter." Now a national ... boat ride over to Fort Sumter, I learned that Lincoln declared a naval ...