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Fort Sumter: The First Battle Of The Civil War

When in Charleston, South Carolina we figured we had to check out the National Park Service destination of Fort Sumter. This is the famous fort where the first shots were fired of the American Civil War. It was a 30 minute ferry ride out to the fort that sits on a small island in the bay.

The fort is on its own island, made to endure the sea as well battles.

Here are a few shots from inside the fort. It felt very strange walking on the grounds of the fort where folks played an integral part in our Civil war.

Check out the sea shells in the mortar mixture used to build the fort.
Talk about sourcing your projects locally.
  • An actual photo of the action during the battle
  • An artist’s rendition of the battle.
    Very similar indeed
This 15 inch cannon has a tube weighing over 50,000 pounds!
Imagine staring down the barrel of this cannon?
  • One of the original cannons at the fort.
  • Check out the rails the cannon pivoted on.
  • These huge ammunition round never exploded, but it did penetrate the wall.
  • Another unexploded round.
A photo of “Honest Abe”. He looks a bit younger than after the war came to an end.

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