Revised edition printed in 1962

a. Construction of Fort Sumter -- b. Major Anderson moves Garrison from Moultrie to Sumter -- c. The star of the West -- d. Preparations for war -- e. Lincoln orders a relief expedition to Fort Sumter -- f. The Confederates demand Fort Sumter's evacuation -- g. The war begins--April 12, 1861 -- h. Charleston and the federal blockade--1861-63 -- i. Federal ironclads attack Fort Sumter -- j. The Morris Island approach to Fort Sumter -- k. The first great bombardment of Fort Sumter -- l. The small-boat assault -- m. The second great bombardment -- n. Stalemate--spring of 1864 -- o. Fort Sumter strengthened -- p. The third great bombardment -- q. Sherman's march forces Sumter's evacuation -- r. Major Anderson returns -- s. Fort Sumter after 1865 -- t. Guide to the area -- u. How to reach the monument -- v. Administration -- w. Related areas -- x. Visitor facilities.