Bombardment Ends as Union Fort Sumter Surrenders
A Boston Post report from Fort Sumter details Major Anderson's wearying defense and orderly retreat as Confederate lines take the fort. The bombardment lasts through the night, with smoldering barracks, a lowering of the U S flag, and cautious talks of transfer to a transporting vessel.
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