![]() “The men lingered upon the parapet until the vessel was lost to view on the horizon,” an officer wrote. Then the boat chugged on and Sumter, out of earshot, dropped away astern. The women and children, many choking back tears, bravely shouted three cheers From atop the parapet of Sumter came three rounds of throaty cheers. Were Fort Sumter’s defenders, their husbands and fathers. 3 they had emerged resolutely above decks, despite the weather, as the steamer passed the high walls of the fortress where they were leaving behind their loved ones. Below, several dozen unhappy passengers huddled in the dimness, mothers consoling their wailing children or staggering over to the portholes to be sick.īut on Feb. ![]() Winter rain spattered against the decksĪnd landed, hissing, on the boilers’ iron flanks. For almost two full days, the little steamer Marion had lain at anchor at the mouth of Charleston Harbor, waiting for the weather to clear. Disunion follows the Civil War as it unfolded. ![]()
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