OTD 165 YEARS AGO: After struggling through a horrific storm on the Atlantic, the Federal naval squadron attacks and captures a vital Confederate port.
Category: South Carolina
Federals Prepare to Attack Port Royal
165 YEARS AGO: A massive Federal armada of 77 war vessels begins arriving off Port Royal, S.C., with plans to bombard the forts guarding the port into submission.
The Port Royal Campaign
165 YEARS AGO: A massive Federal army-navy expedition leaves Hampton Roads to capture Port Royal, South Carolina, between Charleston and Savannah.
The Surrender of Fort Sumter
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: Major Robert Anderson’s Federal garrison formally surrenders and evacuates Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. The war has begun.
We Will Conquer or Perish
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: The bombardment of Fort Sumter ends when Major Robert Anderson agrees to surrender his Federal garrison and evacuate.
The Bombardment of Fort Sumter
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: Confederates open fire on the Federal garrison at Fort Sumter, touching off the most horrific conflict in American history.