. The history of the Civil War in the United States: its cause, origin, progress and conclusion . GENERAL BEAUREGARD. 621 Fort Sumter necessarily passed over Fort Wagner, and added greatly tothe discomfort of its garrison. The bombardment of the fort was main-tained through the day, and produced a marked effect upon Fort Sumter;the sand-bags were cleared from the wall for a considerable space, and thebrick wall exposed. During the night a slow fire was kept up, and in themorning the bombardment was renewed with the same severity as on theprevious day, and before nightfall the wall was breached
. The history of the Civil War in the United States: its cause, origin, progress and conclusion . GENERAL BEAUREGARD. 621 Fort Sumter necessarily passed over Fort Wagner, and added greatly tothe discomfort of its garrison. The bombardment of the fort was main-tained through the day, and produced a marked effect upon Fort Sumter;the sand-bags were cleared from the wall for a considerable space, and thebrick wall exposed. During the night a slow fire was kept up, and in themorning the bombardment was renewed with the same severity as on theprevious day, and before nightfall the wall was breached. The bombard-ment was steadily maintained for seven days, and at the end of that timethe fort was in ruins, the lower casemates entirely blocked up with debris,the barbette guns toppled down, and either sunk in the water or buriedin the ruins, only two or three guns left in the casemates on the furtherside, and its whole outline completely broken up; presenting the appear-ance indicated in the accompanying sketch, copied from that made bvColonel Turner, chief of General Gillmores On the 21st of August, General Gillmore the following noteto General Beauregard, the Eebel commander in Charleston: Headquarters Department of the South, Morrts Island, S. C, August 2lst, 1863. To General G. T. Beauregard, Commanding Confederate Forces, Charleston, S. C. General :—I have the honor to demand of you the immediate evacua-tion of Morris island and Fort Sumter by the Confederate forces. Thepresent condition of Fort Sumter, and the rapid and progressive destruc-tion which it is undergoing from my batteries, seem to render its completedemolition, within a few hours, a matter of certainty. All my heaviestguns have not yet opened. Should you refuse compliance with this demand,or should I receive no reply thereto within four hours after it is deliveredinto the hands of your subordinate, at Fort Wagner, for transmission, Ishall open fire on the city of Charleston from ba
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