Kaltura
This episode explores the events that led to the bombardment of Fort Sumter, the opening event of the Civil War. It also follows the movement of Major Robert Anderson and his garrison from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter under the cover of darkness. [We also learn about Mary, the daughter of one of the Union soldiers, who made that harrowing trip with her father.]
Standards
- 4.4.CX Contextualize South Carolina’s experience during the Civil War.
- 4.4.CC Identify and evaluate the economic, political, and social changes experienced throughout the Civil War.
- 8.3 Demonstrate an understanding of conflict and compromise in South Carolina, the Southern region, and the United States as a result of sectionalism between the period 1816–1865.