Fort Sumter

Fort Sumter National Monument

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FORT SUMTER NATIONAL MONUMENT

Fort Sumter is a sea fort in Charleston, South Carolina, notable for two battles of the American Civil War.

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The official Fort Sumter tour company, with the only boats that actually dock at Ft Sumter, site of the first shots fired in the American Civil War.

Historic site preserving Fort Sumter, location of the first engagement of the American Civil War (April 12, 1861). The fort is situated on a man-made island at the entrance to...

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On April 12, 1861, Captain George S. James fired the first Confederate shot at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, leading to a day and a half-long siege, a Union retreat, and the start of the Civil War. Exhibits at Fort Sumter help explain the tensions that led South Carolina to be the first state to secede the union. Visitors can also see the flag Major General Robert Anderson raised there in 1865 to reunite the nation.