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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKH9_8-inch-columbiad_Charleston-SC.html
When the Confederates opened fire in April 1861, several 8-inch Columbiads were mounted in Fort Sumter. This weapon probably has remained here since then, weathering the Union bombardment of 1863 and the clean up of the 1870's. Archeological excav…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKH4_15-inch-rodman_Charleston-SC.html
Designed by Thomas J. Rodman, U.S. Army Ordnance Officer, this type of cannon was the largest gun used in combat during the Civil War. These two Rodmans were brought to Fort Sumter as part of the 1870's modernization program.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKH3_arming-the-fort_Charleston-SC.html
The row of cannon in front of you dates from the Civil War, when radical advances in technology increased power, range, and accuracy.
Some large, old smoothbore cannon were "rifled and banded" to enhance firepower. Banding (heating and tighteni…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKGW_marshlands-house_Charleston-SC.html
The Marshlands House was built byJohn Ball on his Cooper River riceplantation. In 1901 Marshlands was sold to the U,S. Navy for the shipyard.Threatened with demolition, the home wasbarged to its present location in 1961.The Federalist style house …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKGU_holding-the-fort_Charleston-SC.html
Imagine being here in 1863, surrounded by Fort Sumter's ruins, when this shell (photo below) explodes on the parade ground. Throughout the Civil War the fort was the center of the bitter conflict to control Charleston Harbor. For nearly two years …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKGR_fort-sumter-today_Charleston-SC.html
The Fort Sumter that you see today bears little resemblance to the imposing, three tiered brick fort of 1861. The fort's present appearance is the result of more than 100 years of change. Bombardment, reconstruction, and renovation have reshaped t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKFR_redoubt-number-3_Charleston-SC.html
(Front) Redoubt Number 3, built here in 1861-62, was one of six identical Confederate earthworks built across the enter of James Island, known collectively as the East Lines. Intended to help defend Charleston from Federal attacks up the Stono Riv…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKFF_fort-sumter-1861-65_Charleston-SC.html
On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces bombarded Fort Sumter and the Civil War began. The Federal garrison surrendered the next day and evacuated on the 14th, leaving the fort in Confederate hands. Throughout the Civil War Fort Sumter was the cente…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKEW_battery-huger_Charleston-SC.html
Battery Huger (ũ-jẽ) looms before you. Battery Huger, the black, concrete structure filling the center of Fort Sumter, was built in 1899 in response to the Spanish-American War. Named for Revolutionary War hero Isaac Huger, the battery …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKEV_battery-number-5_Charleston-SC.html
(Front text) This was one of several Confederate earthworks constructed on the southwest portion of James Island in the summer of 1863. It was a significant part of the "New Line" or "Siege Line" intended to defend Charleston from Federal attacks …