Two years earlier, the ship Star of the West was prevented from bringing supplies to it prior to an engagement that saw Abner Doubleday fire the first shot to leave this location. That battle saw this location defended by forces under Major Robert Anderson, and the residents of the neighboring city, including victorious General P G T Beauregard, watched the fighting from balconies overlooking Charleston Harbor

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