Charleston, S.C. Palmetto Reinforcements On The Channel Side Of Fort Sumter (U.S. Civil War) White Coffee Mug

"Charleston, S.C. Palmetto Reinforcements on the Channel Side of Fort Sumter (U.S. Civil War)" This title refers to a historical event during the United States Civil War that occurred in Charleston, South Carolina. Specifically, it pertains to the reinforcement of palmetto logs on the channel side of Fort Sumter. Fort Sumter was a federal fortress located at the entrance to Charleston Harbor. The palmetto logs were primarily used for defensive purposes, their hardness and resilience making them effective against cannonballs during sieges. The reinforcement of these logs would have taken place in the lead-up or during the bombardment of Fort Sumter by Confederate forces under General P.G.T. Beauregard in 1861, marking a significant event in the early stages of the U.S. Civil War.