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Civil War Artillery Projectile Still Lodged in Fort Sumter’s Wall!
We noticed an artillery projectile found lodged in the brick wall of Civil War FORT SUMTER during a historic tour with the National Park Service. Go along with us as we visit the location where the ...
Fort Moultrie dock being replaced in 1st phase of $15.8M National Park Service project
The National Parks Service closed Fort Moultrie's dock for a year-long replacement project. Fort Sumter's dock will undergo ...
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Civil War Artillery Found in Fort Sumter Wall!
We noticed an artillery projectile found lodged in the brick wall of Civil War FORT SUMTER during a historic tour with the National Park Service. Go along with us as we visit the location where ...
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Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie
On April 12, 1861, Captain George S. James fired the first Confederate shot at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, leading to a siege, a Union retreat and the start of the Civil War. Exhibits ...
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Fort Sumter National Monument
You probably remember Fort Sumter as the place where the first shot of the Civil War was fired back in 1861. Today, you can see for yourself where all the action happened by taking a ferry to the ...
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Book Review: Thunder in the Harbor: Fort Sumter and the Civil War
Authorized in 1827 by Secretary of War John C. Calhoun, Fort Sumter was still not finished when the nation slid into civil war over sectional issues. Nevertheless, it became the “flashpoint for the ...
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Fort Sumter.
TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of ...