A Day in the Life of an American Revolutionary Soldier
The Forts from the Revolutionary War to the Civil WarMs. Jeanne Blanchard and Mrs. Jennifer SmithSleepy Hill Elementary School
Red Coats (England) Versus American Colonists
The Castillo de San MarcosSt. Augustine, Florida
Guns and Knifes for the Soldiers
St. Augustine and the Revolutionary War
Cannons aimed to fired
Outside the Fort
More cannons ready to fire
Moving up the East Coast of the US.
Sullivan Island, SC
Sullivans Island
Fort Moultrie Today!
Sullivans Island Lighthouse
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 SUMTERhttp://www.nps.gov/fosu/historyculture/fosu_docs.htm
Fort Sumter
Artillery within the Fort
Artillery for the Cannons and Guns
Surrounded by WaterLooking across the oceanfrom opposite sides.
Revolutionary War Field GunKing George CannonPower Magazine
Looking Into the Fort
America Today
Fort Sumterhttp://www.nps.gov/fosu/historyculture/fosu_docs.htm (2007)Fort Moultriehttp://www.nps.gov/fosu/historyculture/fort_moultrie.htm (2007)
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