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creedmoormatch Ex Member	DATELINE; April 12, 1861 Charleston Harbor, S.C. Apr 12^th, 2011 at 9:10am	Print Post
	April 12, 1861, Confederate forces open cannon fire on the Federal garrison at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, triggering the American Civil War, the bloodiest war in American history.


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slumlord44 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2850 Location: Lebanon, Illinois 62254 Joined: Dec 21^st, 2007	Re: DATELINE; April 12, 1861 Charleston Harbor, S.C. Reply #1 - Apr 12^th, 2011 at 10:32pm	Print Post
	Was in Charleston about a month ago and got to visit Ft. Sumter. Neat experience. Lots of large single shots there. Cannons that is.


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Procrustes Ex Member	Re: DATELINE; April 12, 1861 Charleston Harbor, S.C. Reply #2 - Apr 20^th, 2011 at 11:20am	Print Post
	That'll teach them blue bellies a lesson they won't soon forget. I got my Paw's old dragoon and plentee powder and ball if they ever come down hear uninvited again.


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Matt Ex Member	Re: DATELINE; April 12, 1861 Charleston Harbor, S.C. Reply #3 - May 4^th, 2011 at 7:40am	Print Post
	I was there and loved watching it. Matt


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creedmoormatch Ex Member	Re: DATELINE; April 12, 1861 Charleston Harbor, S.C. Reply #4 - May 4^th, 2011 at 10:23am	Print Post
	Hello Matt : You must have been there for the first shot fired, . . . . look how clean (white) the wool sponge cover is. It hasn't even been in the bore yet ! C.M.M 1 St. Maine Heavy Artillery N-SSA


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Matt Ex Member	Re: DATELINE; April 12, 1861 Charleston Harbor, S.C. Reply #5 - May 5^th, 2011 at 6:54am	Print Post
	I got there at 0400 to get the Cavalry riding in but was a few minutes late so I didn't get that. That was the first shot from that gun and I was told by one of the leaders of the refractors said that was one of the original guns that was in the war between the states.


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creedmoormatch Ex Member	Re: DATELINE; April 12, 1861 Charleston Harbor, S.C. Reply #6 - May 5^th, 2011 at 7:06am	Print Post
	Quote: I was told by one of the leaders of the refractors said that was one of the original guns that was in the war between the states. That's fantastic ! You wouldn't happen to have additional information RE: that particular piece. Perhaps it was poured at the Tredegar foundry/armoury in Richmond. If you could post another couple pictures of the piece, I would greatly appreciate seeing more of it. Also, is it permanently kept at that particular location, or on the other hand, was it brought in just for that day for demonstration purposes ? I think it fits, since it is technically a Single Shot, correct ? C.M.M.


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Matt Ex Member	Re: DATELINE; April 12, 1861 Charleston Harbor, S.C. Reply #7 - May 5^th, 2011 at 9:51pm	Print Post
	CMM; From what I was told all of these guns were brought in from all over the country, they even had Reenactors fly in from England and Australia. The Colonel that I was speaking to said that there were two guns there that were original. The black gun in the foreground was found in the up state of SC, The carriage was built to the exact dimensions but the gun its self is original. I wasn't told where each of the guns are kept but I don't know of any of those were out of Charleston. It was also said that the gun in the other post is a Howitzer


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