- It was on this date, that Confederate soldiers attacked the Federal Fort of Sumter in the Charleston Harbor, capturing it within 34 hours.
- Just before sunrise on April 12, 1861, a shell exploded above Fort Sumter, a nearly completed Union garrison located right in the middle of Charleston Harbor.
- Photo shows the interior brick walls of a fort with a ferry docked in the background. Text reads "How to visit Fort Sumter Charleston, SC."
- Construction of Fort Sumter first began in 1829 in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, on a manmade island built from thousands of tons of granite.
- In December of 1860, Fort Sumter was a three-story brick bastion located on an island guarding the entrance to Charleston Harbor.
- Fort Sumter National Monument is an important historical site located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
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- Today's virtual tour covers Fort Sumter in the Charleston Harbor. The first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter, but the fort's history begins after the...
- From a tiny island in Charleston Harbor, the brick walls of Fort Sumter still stand defiantly as a reminder of the brutal war that began here in South Carolina.
- Fort Sumter tour packages show where the first shots of the war were taken in Fort Sumter and give a sailing trip around Charleston Harbor.