1 - Flashpoint 1861 Fort Sumter

About this episode:

For the United States and North Korea, with each verbal jab between respective leaders, with each thrust and parry by diplomats, with reports of more joint military exercises and hundreds of thousands of troops eyeballing one another along the world's most fortified border, I have recently pondered if the DMZ's Panmunjom is the 21st-century's version of Charleston in 1861. Perhaps, a stretch. Perhaps not. But with that reflection, we now look back over time's shoulder. This is "Flashpoint-1861."

Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode:

Major Robert Anderson

John Buchanan Floyd

Roger Pryor

Winfield Scott

Don Carlos Buell

James Buchanan

Gustavus V. Fox

 

Other References From This Episode:

The Star of the West

The Bells of St. Michaels

 

Great Resources To Check Out:

Days of Defiance: Sumter, Secession, and the Coming of the Civil War

 

Map of Charleston Harbor 1861:

 

 Get The Guide:

Want to learn more about the Civil War? A great place to start is Fred's guide, The Civil War: A History of the War between the States from Workman Publishing. The guide is in its 9th printing.

 

**Image Source: Bob Zeller, The Blue and Gray in Black and White: A History of Civil War Photography.

**Map by Hal Jespersen

Producer: Dan Irving