what happened at fort sumter

Fort Sumpter is best known for its role in the Civil War.

Fort sumter is part of all wars, civil war, world war 1 ,2. Cannons and mortors were used to destroy most of the ships since 1600

Fort Sumpter was where the 1st shots or battle occurred of the Civil War. Before war was actually declared. The Confederate troops (Southern) laid seige to the fort, held by Federal soldiers (Northern). It's kinda what started it all. The fort was still under construction when all this occured. It was pretty heavily destroyed, during the weeks of near constant bombardment.

Considered the location of the start of the American Civil War

$22 for the tour cruise

Fort Sumter was the first battle of the American Civil War. The intense Confederate artillery bombardment of Major Robert Anderson's small Union garrison in the unfinished fort in the harbor at Charleston, South Carolina, had been preceded by months of siege-like conditions.