Castellum Sumter

Castellum Sumter est maritimum structurae munimentum Systematis Tertii in portu Carolopolitis Carolinae Meridionalis sita. Castellum notissimum est locus quo emissa sunt tela missilia quae Bellum Civile Americanum coeperunt, apud Proelium Castelli Sumter.

Castellum Sumter: despectus de "webcam" super cupola Aedium Calhoun, 5 Decembris 2007

Aedificatio

Nominata pro Thoma Sumter, fortissimo Rerum Novarum Americanarum duce, Castellum Sumter post Bellum Anni 1812 aedificatum est, ut sit unum nonnullorum munimentorum praeter meridionale CFA litus. Aedificatio anno 1827 coepit, sed moles non iam est parata anno 1861, cum certamen accidit. Castellum est latericium opus quinque lateribus, 170 ad 190 pedes longum, muris quinque pedes crassis, quod quinquaginta pedes super signum aestus recedentis stat.

Bibliographia

• Detzer, David R. 2001. Allegiance: Fort Sumter, Charleston and the Beginning of the Civil War. Novi Eboraci: Harcourt.
• Elliott, Stephen, Jr. 1902. "Detailed report, September 12, 1863." Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Series I. Vol. 14:637–639. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office.
• Ripley, Warren. 1984. Artillery and Ammunition of the Civil War. Charleston, S.C.: The Battery Press.
• Scott, Robert N. 1890. "Return of Casualties in the Confederate forces at Fort Sumter, August 12–December 11 (1863)." The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I. Vol. 28 (pars 1):650. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office.
• Stevens, Thomas H.. (1902). "Delayed report, September 28, 1865". Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Series I. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office) 14: 633.
• Turner, John W. 1890. "Reports." The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 28 (pars 1):212–225.
• Wise, Stephen R. 1994. Gate of Hell: Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863. Columbia, S.C.: University of South Carolina Press.

Nexus externi

• Situs publicus National Park Service de Arce Sumter
• Historic Charleston's Religious and Community Buildings, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
• Major Robert Anderson's telegram announcing the surrender of Fort Sumter
• Discrimen apud Arcem Sumter
• Charleston, SC Insider's Guide
• Extensive collection of photos and drawings from The Library of Congress
• Situs de munimentis Belli Civilis
• Charleston SC Real Estate