Fort Sumter is located near Charleston, South Carolina. The fort is built on an artificial island, with the purpose of protecting the interests of the port and the harbor from invasion. The fort was constructed after the War of 1812, with construction being completed in 1829. The fort was bombarded by the South Carolina militia on April 12-13, 1861. The goal was to get federal military forces out of South Carolina, as it was one of the states that had ceded from the Union. The United States Army eventually surrendered, and the Civil War began. This book discusses all of the political issues and the key figures of this battle, which was extremely educational to me.

I was fortunate enough to be able to tour Fort Sumter a few years ago, and I was looking forward to reading this book to give more context to the experience that I had. I do have a lack of interest in US History, despite that being one of my majors, but I decided to bite the bullet on this since I am in two classes that surround this topic. I thought the book was very informative, especially for someone like me who isn't super into this topic. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it.