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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