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Visit Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island to experience 171 years of seacoast defense from 1776 to 1947.
Fort Sumter. Historic Fort Sumter is located in Charleston Harbor and is only accessible by the concession-operated tour boat. Fort Sumter does not charge an entrance fee; however tickets for the authorized concession-operated ferry are required and may be purchased in advance. Visit Fort Sumter by Tour Boat. Interior of Fort Moultrie.
Fort Sumter Tours provides the only National Park Service authorized access to Fort Sumter. There are two departure locations: Fort Sumter Visitor Center at Liberty Square, the official National Park Service visitor center which is open daily from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, and Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum.
Charleston Harbor, SC | Apr 12 - 14, 1861. The attack on Fort Sumter marked the official beginning of the American Civil War—a war that lasted four years, cost the lives of more than 620,000 Americans, and freed 3.9 million enslaved people from bondage. How it ended. Confederate victory.
Fort Sumter is a sea fort built on an artificial island near Charleston, South Carolina to defend the region from a naval invasion. It was built after British forces captured and occupied Washington during the War of 1812 via a naval attack.
The Confederates garrisoned Fort Sumter for almost four years. Two years after the signal shot that started the Civil War, Fort Sumter became the focus of a long defense in which determined Confederate soldiers kept the US Army and Navy at bay for 587 days.
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located in Charleston County, in coastal South Carolina. It mainly protects Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie, the Charleston Light and Liberty Square.