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Fort Sumter National Monument

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Decades of growing strife between North and South erupted in civil war on April 12, 1861 at Fort Sumter. The first shots of the Civil War were fired when the Confederate artillery opened fire on this federal fort in Charleston Harbor. Fort Sumter surrendered 34 hours later. Union forces would try for nearly four years to take it back.

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Runtime: 10 minutes 15 seconds

Topic: Geography, History
Subtopic: U.S. Geography, U.S. History - 1861-1865
Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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Release Year: 2008
Producer/Distributor: Ambrose Video Publishing, Inc
Series: America's National Monuments: The Historic South
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Treetop view of forested area with rolling hills peeking through in background. Caption. Not the uniformity of summer's full foliage.

Wooden sign with white figure aiming a spear-like arrow. Sign reads, "Russell Cave National Monument." Caption. Male as narrator. The monument's sign marks the entrance.

Closeup of light reflecting on water and a tangle of branches at bottom right of frame. Caption. Have just crossed the dominant geographical feature.

2 men wearing blue and red colonial military uniforms use wooden sticks to move a canon on a fort wall into position. Caption. "Spanish-born Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés."

Man with a helmet rides a red mountain bike down a paved road amongst green trees. Caption. "Is situated on 1 of Georgia's barrier islands."

A protected bay of light green water with a handful of buildings slightly set back from the coastline. Caption: Christopher Columbus landed in 1493

Closeup of a green plant with little green bulbs. Overlaid text reads, "George Washington Birthplace National Monument Virtual Tour."

Cobblestone street lined with 3-story buildings and trees. Cars drive along the street. Caption. "It is the region's oldest city."

Large red and white freighter ship floats in the ocean, with green plants on a beach in the foreground. Overlaid text reads, "Fort Pulaski National Monument."

Open field of dry, brown grass with mist hovering above it. Caption: The monument preserves the land where Carver was born--