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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKOE_casemates-and-cannon_Charleston-SC.html
Load ... Ready ... Fire! A disciplined crew of five men could fire an accurate shot in less than one minute. Teamwork and timing during battle were essential to the crew of this 42-pounder smoothbore cannon, one of 27 guns that occupied these firs…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKOC_powder-magazine_Charleston-SC.html
Fort Sumter's powder was stored in these specially constructed rooms in the corner (angle) of the gorge wall. Protecting gunpowder was critical; the gorge, at the rear of the fort, was considered a safe location. But Fort Sumter was designed to fa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKOB_gorge-wall_Charleston-SC.html
Fort Sumter was designed with its strength toward the sea. The gorge, the lightly-armed rear wall facing inland, was vulnerable to attack from Morris Island. Early shelling left the gorge wall in ruins. Continued bombardment reduced the gorge to r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKO8_the-garrison-defending-fort-sumter_Charleston-SC.html
Erected by the United States1932In memory of the GarrisonDefending Fort Sumterduring the bombardmentApril 12-14, 1861
Major Robert AndersonFirst U.S. ArtillerycommandingCorps of EngineersCaptain John G. Foster1st Lieut. George W. Snyder2nd Lieu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKMO_fort-moultrie_Charleston-SC.html
Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter controlled Charleston Harbor.
Fort Moultrie, on Sullivan's Island directly in front of you, had been an early harbor defense and was the site of Charleston's famous Revolutionary War palmetto-log fort. Fort Sumter …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKLO_flags-of-the-fort_Charleston-SC.html
The flags flying from the five shorter flagpoles that surround the American flag represent the flags flown over Fort Sumter during the Civil War.
(Top Left):The First official flag of the Confederacy, known as the "Stars and Bars," or "First Na…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKLI_morris-island_Charleston-SC.html
Confederate batteries hidden in the dunes of Morris Island, directly in front of you, commanded the approach to Charleston Harbor. Union forces needed Morris Island, a key location from which to attack Fort Sumter, less than one mile away.
On J…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKKT_fort-johnson_Charleston-SC.html
The First ShotAcross the harbor directly in front of you lies Fort Johnson. From Fort Johnson came the shot that began the Civil War.
If a Union soldier at Fort Sumter looked toward Fort Johnson at 4:30 a.m., April 12, 1861, he would have seen …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKKF_charleston-besieged_Charleston-SC.html
In 1861 the port of Charleston prospered. Keeping the city open to trade was crucial for Confederate survival. Confederate forts in Charleston Harbor - including Fort Sumter - protected Charleston throughout the war despite Union blockade, warship…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKKB_8-inch-200-pounder-parrott_Charleston-SC.html
Robert Parker Parrott designed the 6.4-inch, 8-inch and 10-inch Parrotts to serve on land or sea. These versatile rifled cannon were simple and inexpensive to construct. This gun, like many of the other weapons in Fort Sumter, was brought to the F…