Charleston, South Carolina in Absalom, Absalom! (Location)
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Fort Sumter, South Carolina
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2514
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Description:
"Sumter" is Fort Sumter, which guarded the harbor in Charleston, South Carolina. The first shots of the Civil War were fired when the fort was attacked by Confederates on 12 April 1861. The Union garrison there surrendered ("the fall of Sumter," 61) the next day.
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Continuous
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Military Base; Combat Zone
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