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The Forts from the Revolutionary War to the Civil War. Ms. Jeanne Blanchard and Mrs. Jennifer Smith Sleepy Hill Elementary School. Red Coats (England) Versus American Colonists. The Castillo de San Marcos St. Augustine, Florida. Guns and Knifes for the Soldiers.
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The Forts from the Revolutionary War to the Civil War Ms. Jeanne Blanchard and Mrs. Jennifer Smith Sleepy Hill Elementary School
The palmetto tree has been a symbol of South Carolina since June 28, 1776 because the first Fort Moultrie was built of palmetto logs. The battle of Sullivan's Island was the Revolutionary War's first decisive victory of American forces over the British Navy. Fort Sumter National Monument, SC
FORT SUMTER http://www.nps.gov/fosu/historyculture/fosu_docs.htm
Surrounded by Water Looking across the ocean from opposite sides.
Revolutionary War Field Gun King George Cannon Power Magazine
References • Fort Sumter • http://www.nps.gov/fosu/historyculture/fosu_docs.htm (2007) • Fort Moultrie • http://www.nps.gov/fosu/historyculture/fort_moultrie.htm (2007)