August 17. Confederate held Fort Sumter, South Carolina attacked by Northern forces in 1863. New Arrivals Aug 16 Written By August 17, 1863. Confederate held Fort Sumter, South Carolina attacked by Northern forces. Carte-de-Visite portrait of General Abner Doubleday, who fired the first shot of the Civil War from Fort Sumter less than 2 1/2 years before.
August 17. Confederate held Fort Sumter, South Carolina attacked by Northern forces in 1863. New Arrivals Aug 16 Written By August 17, 1863. Confederate held Fort Sumter, South Carolina attacked by Northern forces. Carte-de-Visite portrait of General Abner Doubleday, who fired the first shot of the Civil War from Fort Sumter less than 2 1/2 years before.