Coastal forts

President Lincoln tried to find a way to save the lives of the soldiers at the coastal fort at Fort Sumter without causing a war.  Fort Sumter was in the bay of Charleston Harbor.  One of  ideas he considered was to add resources to Fort Pickens.  Fort Pickens had soldiers and was located at the coastal area at Pensacola, Florida. Lincoln was unable to keep Fort Sumter but in the process of the capture of the fort the soldiers were sent North to safety.  Fort Monroe on the coast of Virginia was in the region of the South but was never captured in the war between the states.  During the war of the rebellion Lincoln stayed at Fort Monroe to meet with generals involved in operational planning.