Here are the pictures from the 10th.
The top two are shots from the boat as we approached. The black thing in the middle of the fort is not original to the fort, but was added during the Spanish-American War to better defend Charleston. It was named “Battery Huger” (which apparently in South Carolina, Huger is pronounced “yoo-gee”), but never saw action.
The picture in the middle is a plaque honoring the Union soldiers who defended the fort until the surrender, all of whom survived the bombardment. the bottom two show Fort Sumter before the Civil War, and then after 4 years of bombardment by Union rifled cannon. The fort was barely damaged by the Confederate damage, but Union shells broke the walls, which started at 50 ft, were now down to, I think, 20 ft or less.
Next, the U.S.S. Yorktown, which is not the original Yorktown, which was sunk at the Battle of Midway. This one, originally called the Bon Homme Richard, was renamed in her honor. The bottom right shows the combat record of one of the flight groups stationed on the Yorktown. It says May 6th, 1945, so possibly this is one day? The flags are enemy aircraft shot down, the ducks are enemy planes destroyed on the ground, the others show ships damaged or sunk.
The picture on the upper right is a model of the U.S.S. Franklin after being hit by a bomb (this happened in early 1945) which pierced through several decks before exploding. I think some 800 sailors were killed and a few hundred injured. The ship, listing at (if I remember) 13 degrees, without power, and just a few miles from Japan, survived, and while being towed, managed to restart her engines and return to Pearl Harbor, and then New York under her own power. However, despite being repaired she would never again see service.
Ramblings of a Wandering Man 
On Monday you went to Fort Sumpter and the York, then yesterday you posted the pictures about these. What did you do yesterday? Where were you? And, have you had any especially yummy Southern dishes yet?
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