Fort

Fort Sumter

Still standing

Brick fort begun in 1829 on a man-made shoal at the harbor entrance and still unfinished in 1861. Bombarded into surrender on April 12-13 1861, held by the Confederates for four years, and reduced by Federal gunfire from a masonry fort to a sand-and-rubble earthwork. Never taken by assault; evacuated on the night of February 17 1865.

In 1865Shoal at the entrance to Charleston Harbor
TodayFort Sumter National Historical Park, Charleston Harbor, SC
Coordinates32.7522, -79.8747 (exact)
Photographs10

Photographed here

Fort Sumter from the Sand-Bar
Fort Sumter from the Sand-BarJanuary–December 1865 · Fort Sumter
Breach Patched with Gabions, North Wall
Breach Patched with Gabions, North WallJanuary–December 1865 · Fort Sumter
Site of the Night Attack, September 8, 1863
Site of the Night Attack, September 8, 1863January–December 1865 · Fort Sumter
The Result of the Bombardment
The Result of the BombardmentJanuary–December 1865 · Fort Sumter
Samuel Cooley on the Parapet
Samuel Cooley on the ParapetJanuary–December 1865 · Fort Sumter
The Beacon on the Parapet
The Beacon on the ParapetJanuary–December 1865 · Fort Sumter
The Beacon on the Parapet (second view)
The Beacon on the Parapet (second view)January–December 1865 · Fort Sumter
Palmetto Reinforcements, Channel Side
Palmetto Reinforcements, Channel SideJanuary–December 1865 · Fort Sumter
The Parapet, Looking Toward Morris Island
The Parapet, Looking Toward Morris IslandJanuary–December 1865 · Fort Sumter
Interior of Fort Sumter
Interior of Fort SumterJanuary–December 1865 · Fort Sumter