On a visit to Charleston
Dear Fri End,
So unfortunately my family dragged me to visit Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. I really didn’t want to come here, but I miraculously learned many boring facts about this “fun” place. Did you know that it was the first battle that happened in the Civil War? General Beauregard, who was a commander of the Confederate states, wanted to take over Fort Sumter but Major Robert Anderson (who was a commander of the northern forces) told Beauregard that they haven’t received any orders of attack from President Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln didn’t want the north to fire the first shot because then the north would get blamed for the war. He wanted to wait for the Confederates to shoot. So, at 4:30 am, the first shot was fired on April 12,1861 by southern Lieutenant Farleigh. Major Anderson realized that the South had surrounded the fort with cannons, so he surrendered the fort after a while to prevent his soldiers from being killed. Even though one man died during this battle, it was called “The Bloodless Battle.” After this battle was over, the southern soldiers allowed the the northern soldiers to sail home to New York Well, that’s really how the trip to Charleston was. We learned about the history of the area and significant things that happened in the town. It was kinda cool to learn about, though the best part was visiting the lighthouses and being in the water. I hope you all are doing well!
Yours truly,
Ima Vuree Board