Talk:Fort Sumter/Archive 3

Second Battle of Fort Sumter
''The Federal government formally took possession of Fort Sumter on February 22, 1865 with a flag raising ceremony. One Union soldier was killed and another Union soldier was mortally wounded during the surrender ceremony (see above). Fifty two Confederate soldiers were killed there during the remainder of the war. While a number of slaves were killed while working at the fort, the exact number is unknown.''
 * It is not made clear that these are total casualties from both the battles of Fort Sumter. Valetude (talk) 16:34, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

"retake"?
Your correspondent 65.197.28.158 enquired on 30 June 2008: 'I am confused by the line "Union efforts to retake Charleston Harbor began on April 7, 1863". When had Union forces previously taken the harbor? Probably "retake" is a mistake but since I know nothing of the history, I thought I would ask.
 * Union forces had not previously re-taken the harbor. The United States Army occupied it until it was surrendered to the Confederates in April 1861. Valetude (talk) 14:48, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

Fort Sumter is called the start of the Civil War. If the governor had said let them have it, I suspect the war would have started some other way,time. If Lincoln as really as hot for preserving the Union, he could have found another way to goad the south into action ( to have the north look like they were attacked was preferable) or he may have just attacked - but the northern public may have been less receptive. 73.149.116.253 (talk) 14:14, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Does this entry relate to some other section? I don't see how it refutes (or even relates to) my own entry above. Valetude (talk) 23:14, 25 June 2015 (UTC)