Fort Sumter National Monument
Fort Sumter National Monument
1214 Middle Street
Sullivan's Island, SC 29482
By Phone:
Visitor Information:
843-883-3123
Park Headquarters:
843-883-3123
By FAX:
843-883-3910
Where The American Civil War Began
Decades of growing strife between North and South erupted in civil war on April 12, 1861, when Confederate artillery opened fire on this Federal fort in Charleston Harbor. Fort Sumter surrendered 34 hours later. Union forces would try for nearly four years to take it back.
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