A Yankee Girl at Fort Sumter

"A Yankee Girl at Fort Sumter" by Alice Turner Curtis is a historical fiction novel set in Charleston, South Carolina, just before the Civil War, that centers around Sylvia Fulton, a young girl from Boston. As Sylvia adjusts to her new home, she makes friends and attends a school where she is seen as an outsider because of her Northern roots, resulting in conflict with a girl named Elinor. The story explores themes of friendship, regional tensions, and the difficult issues surrounding slavery through Sylvia's experiences as she faces challenges and moral decisions during the rising conflict centered on Fort Sumter.