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Fri, 11 May 2012 08:00:00 -0700 Hello from Charleston! http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/hello-from-charleston-46872 http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/hello-from-charleston-46872

Hello my fellow Alien Friends,
I was dragged to this garbage planet by my parents to see the famous Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. This is what I learned. First off, South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union, which had a domino effect on the rest of the South. A few months later, the South had become the Confederate States of America. In April of 1861, Major General Robert Anderson occupied the fort with his troops. It is on an island, so they were waiting to be resupplied. The two sides were on the brink of war. The South was fighting for their rights and the Union was fighting to keep the union together and to free slaves. The President of the Union was Abraham Lincoln and he wanted the South to fire first because they would be the side that starts the war. General Beauregard, the commander of the south, had cannons at the ready on the morning of April 11th, 1861 and at 4:30 in the morning, Lieutenant Farliegh was told to fire his cannon because the person that they had asked before, was too whimpy to pull the lanyard. So Lieutenant Farliegh fired the first shot of the Civil War. Only some of the Union soldiers were able to fire the cannons at the fort. The Union then surrendered and then they boarded their ships and fired a 100 shot salute, but on the 27th shot, the cannon misfired and exploded, killing the man who manned it. He was the one and only casualty of the battle. They continued with the salute, but stopped at 50. Then they were let go and sailed home to the North.
 
Sincerely,
Pete Peter

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Mon, 07 May 2012 18:39:01 -0700 Great Battle at Fort Sumter http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/great-battle-at-fort-sumter http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/great-battle-at-fort-sumter

Dear Charles,

                Our attack on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina went great. Major Robert Anderson did a good job defending the fort, but our General Beauregard was even better and we were able to get them to surrender. The first shot of the battle was fired at 4:30 am on April 12, 1861. Lieutenant Farleigh was the one that fired it, but it didn’t actually hit the fort. Not as if that was much of a setback, though. If it weren't for the stupid Union president, Abraham Lincoln, we wouldn't have been forced to start this war. We agreed to let the Union troops sail home with their weapons and without us taking any

prisoners. There was only one casualty, and, ironically, it wasn’t even during the battle. During the Union soldiers’ 100-gun salute, a cannon exploded on the 27th shot, ripping off Daniel Huff’s arm, killing him.

                

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Mon, 07 May 2012 11:39:00 -0700 On a visit to Charleston http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/on-a-visit-to-charleston http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/on-a-visit-to-charleston

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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

 

 

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Mon, 07 May 2012 08:01:00 -0700 Hi Turtle! http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/hi-turtle http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/hi-turtle

April 1861

Dear Turtle,

Hello, I am at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. I wish you were here because you could see the devastation of the war that just occurred. You could have also shook Major Robert Anderson's’ hand, and watched the funeral about the one man that died from the cannon explosion and watched his men sail away. I couldn't believe that Lieutenant Farleigh took the first shot at 4:30 that started this whole war that’s about to begin. Then the weird thing that happened was that General Beauregard rowed out and asked if they surrendered. Theres a rumor going around that there was supplies coming to them but they didn't make it in time and they didn't have orders to shoot the cannons till the second day when the men took the war into their own hands and shot all the cannons anyway. Well I hope you can come here soon to see all this.

Sincerely, Taylor

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Mon, 07 May 2012 07:58:00 -0700 Maddie says hi! http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/maddie-says-hi http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/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

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Mon, 07 May 2012 07:57:00 -0700 Hi Mom from Tommy! http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/hi-mom-from-tommy http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/hi-mom-from-tommy

Hi,family.This adventure has been interesting. The south had us surrounded and we could tell that Major Robert Anderson was  getting worried. The good part about all this is only one man was killed. He died during the 100 gun salute. President Lincoln didn’t want us to fire first and neither did the south. General Beaureguard attacked our fort and Lieutenant Farleigh fired the first shoot at 4:30am April 12th, 1861to start the war.Were in South Carolina on an island in Fort Sumter.We had to surrender. Major Anderson sailed home a day early I think something might be wrong but I am coming home soon.

    Love, your son Tommy

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Mon, 07 May 2012 07:47:00 -0700 Hello from Charleston! http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/hello-from-charleston http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/hello-from-charleston

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Sun, 06 May 2012 17:09:15 -0700 Fort Sumter Postcard http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/fort-sumter-postcard-61692 http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/fort-sumter-postcard-61692
Dear tourist, you should have been there when the Union and Confederate were fighting at Fort Sumter! Fort Sumter is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and was a major battleground in the Civil War. The battle officially began on April 12, 1861 at 4:30 am when Lieutenant Farliegh of the Confederate Army fired the first shot of the battle. Major Robert Anderson led the Union Army and General Beauregard led the Confederate Army in the battle. The Battle At Fort Sumter began the Civil War, during which Abraham Lincoln was president of our country. Also, only one soldier was killed during the battle, as Daniel Huff of the Union Army was killed while firing the 27th round in a Flag Salute Ceremony (the cannon exploded.) Eventually, the Union Army ran out of necessary supplies and surrendered to the Confederate Army. The Union Army then “sailed home” back to the North.

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Sun, 06 May 2012 12:24:00 -0700 Fort Sumter Postcard http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/fort-sumter-postcard http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/fort-sumter-postcard

Dear tourist, you should have been there when the Union and Confederate were fighting at Fort Sumter! Fort Sumter is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and was a major battleground in the Civil War. The battle officially began on April 12, 1861 at 4:30 am when Lieutenant Farliegh of the Confederate Army fired the first shot of the battle. Major Robert Anderson led the Union Army and General Beauregard led the Confederate Army in the battle. The Battle At Fort Sumter began the Civil War, during which Abraham Lincoln was president of our country. Also, only one soldier was killed during the battle, as Daniel Huff of the Union Army was killed while firing the 27th round in a Flag Salute Ceremony (the cannon exploded.) Eventually, the Union Army ran out of necessary supplies and surrendered to the Confederate Army. The Union Army then "sailed home" back to the North.
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Sat, 05 May 2012 16:23:00 -0700 Greetings From Fort Sumter (teamnovastar@posterous.com) http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/greetings-from-fort-sumter-teamnovastarposter http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/greetings-from-fort-sumter-teamnovastarposter
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Dear friend,

 

I am here at Fort Sumter which is located in Charleston,  South Carolina.Fort Sumter is a very important place in America’s history and I want to tell you all about it!  Let’s travel back to April 1860, the start of the Civil War. Major Robert Anderson was the commander of the Northern troops and General Beauregard was the commander of the Southern troops.At that time Abraham Lincoln was the president of United States. He was “behind the scenes””  and was planning to let the Southern side fire the first shot so that the North wouldn’t look bad. The Southern troops surrounded the fort and Major Anderson and his troops were stationed inside. The Southern troops wanted the Northern troops to come out of the fort and they threatened them that they will open fire if they don’t. Well,  Major Anderson wouldn’t let any of the soldiers come out so the Southern side decided to fire. No one really wanted to be the first one to shoot until Lieutenant Farliegh fired the first shot at 4:30 a.m on April 12, 1860. The battle lasted for two days until the Northern side surrendered. No one really died or was injured on the both sides. That changed shortly after when one guy got injured. The Northern side did a 100 gun salute ceremony before they left.but on the 27th shot, a cannon blew up and David Huff’s arm flew off. The ceremony lasted till about the 50th shot but then they had to stop. Major Anderson and the Northern soldiers sailed back home. I had a fun time there learning about what started the Civil War and I hope one day you can come here to see for yourself

 

From,

Swarnima Das

 

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Sat, 05 May 2012 05:40:00 -0700 Greetings from Fort Sumter! http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/greetings-from-fort-sumter http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/greetings-from-fort-sumter

Dear Francois,
Guess where I am?  On vacation in Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina!  Guess what I found out?!  The commander of the northern troops stationed inside of Fort Sumter, Major Robert Anderson, is my Great Uncle!!  He was stationed inside of Fort Sumter with his troops waiting for President Lincoln to send them some more supplies.  The commander of the southern forces, General Beauregard, wanted them to leave, but my Great Uncle didn’t want to leave.  He had not received orders from President Lincoln.  General Beauregard sailed out to them and told them that if they don’t leave they were going to start open fire in one hour.  Sure enough, at 4:30 am on April 12, 1861, Lieutenant Farliegh of the southern troops fired the first shot at Ft. Sumter.  That was the shot that started the war.  Eventually my Great Uncle decided to surrender on April 14th and asked if they could do a 100 shot salute before they sailed home.  During the salute, a cannon exploded and David Huff became the one and only casualty at Ft. Sumter.  Isn’t that crazy that Major Robert Anderson is MY Great Uncle!!!!
I hope you enjoy your vacation and see you when I get back!
Your Chum,
Maxime

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Fri, 04 May 2012 10:03:47 -0700 Photo of Explosion in Fort Sumter http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/photo-of-explosion-in-fort-sumter http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/photo-of-explosion-in-fort-sumter
This photo was taken inside Fort Sumter and is one of the earliest pictures of an explosion.

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Fri, 04 May 2012 07:38:58 -0700 Greeting from fort Sumter http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/greeting-from-fort-sumter http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/greeting-from-fort-sumter

  I’m in Charleston,SC at Fort Sumter. The date here is April 12th,1861. It is about an hour or two after the battle.Im writing to you to inform you about the battle. Major Robert Anderson was the commander of soldiers in Fort Sumter. I am under the command of General Beauregard. Today starts the war. This is just what Abraham Lincoln has been asking for.Our ship was near Fort Sumter. I heard that General Beauregard was supposed to fire the first shot but he did not want to be the one to do it. Instead of him firing the shot, Lieutenant Farliegh shot the first shot. The time of the first shot was roughly 4:30 A.M. The Battle lasted for about two days but yet no one was killed in the battle. The yankees started to sail home to new york. Unfortunately we let them go with their supplies and ships, I would have taken it all but it’s not up to me. As the Yankees sailed home they were saluting to the flag by shooting blanks on their cannons but on the 27th shot, one of the cannons blew up killing one yankee and mortally wounding another.
 

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Wed, 02 May 2012 12:31:00 -0700 Post Card from Fort Sumer http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/post-card-from-fort-sumer http://teamnovastar.posterous.com/post-card-from-fort-sumer

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