Lincoln and Ft. Sumter

[Laurie Verge]

Thank you, Bill, for that source. It's nice to know that one is not imagining things.

Could someone explain also why the Union abandoned Fort Moultrie and moved to Sumter, which was closer to the city and would seem to be an impending threat to the secession-minded populace? As I have said before, I tend to shy away from military and political strategies - I consider myself more into social and cultural history of the war.