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A pr i l 2 0 1 6 7 5 Isnt that MeaghanMauriceinsetfroMtopproMophotoLibraryofcongress for the ages two Fort Gorges was modeled on Fort Sumter. What a wild duet. By ColIn W. sargent o n the Endangered List the crown jewel of Portland Harbor Fort Gorges modeled after Fort Sumter in Charleston South Carolina according to Greater Portland Landmarks. What a difference a little geography makes. Consider the resumes of the two look-a-like forts. The Civil War actually started at Fort Sumter. In Charleston Harbor the Union was coming apart at the seams. On December 20 1860 Union army major Robert Anderson had no choice but to relocate his command of 85 soldiers from Fort Moultrie on Sullivans Island to Fort Sumter in the center of the harbor to guarantee their safety. The view was extraordinary but they were stuck out there for months with dwindling supplies. According to Civilwar.org Just after the inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln on March 4 1861 Anderson reported that he had only a six-week supply of food left in the fort and Confederate patience for a foreign force in its territory was wearing thin. Something had to give. On Thursday April 11 1861 Confederate Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard dispatched aides to Maj. Anderson to demand the forts surrender. Anderson who had once taught Beauregard at West Point refused. The next morning at 430 a.m. Confeder- ate batteries opened fire on Fort Sumter and continued for 34 hours. The Civil War had begun Fort Sumpter earned acting credits in the movie Glory Fort Gorges was modeled on Fort Sumter. What a wild duet.