Arrived back home in Charleston and thought we'd get right to it. Here Is flashy getting ready to open up on Ft Sumter. That's it in the distance.
Ft. Sumter is often recognized by the history books as the first shots of the American Civil War. This particular cannon, a Columbiad, was used throughout the war in the defense of Ft Sumter by the confederates.
American casualties in the American Civil War exceeded American casualties in all other conflicts from WW1 through Vietnam - COMBINED.