Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

Maddie says hi!

Hey Shreya,
We were driving along in South Carolina and my parents had this fantastic idea to stop in Charleston where Fort Sumter is for a historical field trip. As boring as it was I did learn a lot about Fort Sumter and the war. Major Robert Anderson was the commander of the United States of America and in control of the fort. General Beauregard was the commander of the Confederate States of America. It all happened in April of 1861. Abraham Lincoln wanted the South to fire the first shot of the war. General Beauregard told Fort Sumter that if they didn’t surrender they will attack in one hour. It was currently 3:30 A.M. Major Anderson did not surrender so as the South promised one hour at 4:30 A.M. Lieutenant Farleigh fired the first shot at the fort. In the end they sailed home, but they sailed home not as prisoners. They fired a honorary canon round for 100 shots but the 27th shot misfired and killed one man. He was the only man that died since the start of the firing. Well, that was my history lesson for the year. Wasn’t that interesting? I didn’t think so, but my parents made me write you a postcard from this historical spot.   
Talk to you later,
Maddie