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Aberdeen Herald in Aberdeen, Washington

11 Apr 1913

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Aberdeen Herald

Location

Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1913

Page

5

War Fifty Years Ago At Fort Sumter And Lincoln’s Camp Visit

Captain GEO L KILMER recalls the April 1863 attack on Fort Sumter with ironclads and Keokuk wreckage. He notes the night repairs, light casualties, and Lincoln reviewing the Army of the Potomac near the Rappahannock with Tad on a pony, amid army tensions.

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Geo. L. Kilmer Fort Sumter Fort Bumter Lincoln Army of the Potomac Rappahannock White House Tad Mr. Lincoln Harrison’s Landing Chickahominy Richmond Antietam Peninsula Washington Lee Maryland Abraham Stafford
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Ironclad Fleet Attacks Sumter Fort in Civil War Test

DuPont commands a mix of monitors and ironclads including Montauk and Weehawken to bombard Fort Sumter. The attack reveals forts stronger than ironclads as ships suffer hits while ironclad armor holds. Lincoln’s presence and the mood at camp frame the episode, with Tad Lincoln among troops and General Hooker’s leadership in question.

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Sumter 8. F. Dupont Dupont Montauk Fort McAllister Catskill Weehawken Patapsco Nantucket Passaic Nahant Keokuk Channel Fort Moultrie Battery Bee Moultrie Ironsides Wagner Fort Sumter Tad Sickles Lincoln Army Joseph Hooker Hooker
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