Unknown Fort Sumpter
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06158.13 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Broadside Date: 1861 Pagination: 1 p. ; 29.8 x 11.4 cm. Order a Copy
Printed text of patriotic Confederate song celebrating the taking of Fort Sumter. Details events of the bombardment, including the death of two Union soldiers during Anderson's final salute to the United States flag. Illustrated with the first Confederate national flag flying in the breeze. Sung to the tune of "Dearest Mae." The chorus warns "Uncle Abe...ne'er invade our Southern soil."
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