Soldiers scramble from their bunks. DAWN Soldiers scurry about trying to man the cannon while incoming shells explode everywhere. A fire breaks out near the ammunition shed. The batteries continue to pound the island fortress but occasional puffs of smoke from Sumter show that the fort is putting up a token resistance. Projectiles arc into Sumter from almost every direction.
Some valiant soldiers try to man the guns but are driven back by the shore batteries.
Help is on its way. The bombardment continues. One brave group struggles to contain the fire burning dangerously close to the ammunition shed. Suddenly the firefighters flee from the burning ammunition shed. Miraculously, nobody is killed.