Had two questions on Fort Sumter.
1) Was there any practical way the Union could have held the Fort if the will had been there? Or were the required men, ships, guns practically speaking not available to hold it?
2) If the Union had somehow been able to maintain control, does it have major strategic value to the Union war effort? Does it make launching an offensive through Charleston easier? Effectively shuts down a major CSA port? Or just a nuisance to the Confederacy and a symbol of Union power, but no real gain for the war effort?
1) Was there any practical way the Union could have held the Fort if the will had been there? Or were the required men, ships, guns practically speaking not available to hold it?
2) If the Union had somehow been able to maintain control, does it have major strategic value to the Union war effort? Does it make launching an offensive through Charleston easier? Effectively shuts down a major CSA port? Or just a nuisance to the Confederacy and a symbol of Union power, but no real gain for the war effort?