" Held out against what???? "

He held out 35 hours of bombarment.. He was undermanned, almost out of rations,
his ammo was about gone ( the fires almost blew the magazine, a lot of powder
that they did save they threw in the harbor because of the fires ).......

Its a wonder he held out as long as he did! The return report of shot & shell fired
from the batteries of Ft. Moultrie, Sullivans Island & Mount Pleasant was 2190 shots.
I cannot find results from Castle Pinckney, Charleston, Fort Johnson, Cummings Point &
the guns on Morris Island. But I would wager it was the same or more...

So kids, that is alot of iron incomming to say the least.. I realize a lot hit the water,
but Sumter was hit hard as we all know.

So my orignial comment was " Its a wonder he held out as long as he did ". 5 to 6
thousand shot fired at you in a day & a half, I don't care if your blue, gray, white, black or pinko, thats a lot stress.. Everyone knew the inevitable white flag would appear anytime.

The report of 2190 shots- OR Series I, Vol. 1, page 43, Lt. Col. R.S. Ripley, CSA .

PS, my replys are not landing where they are supposed to either...kind of end up at the bottom
of the page.