Saving Fort Moultrie
Article on the Civil War Preservation Trust's efforts to help preserve the historical integrity of Fort Moultrie, South Carolina.
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Part of Charleston Harbor, embracing forts Moultrie, Sumter, Johnson, and Castle Pinckney
HISTORICAL MAP | Part of Charleston Harbor, embracing forts Moultrie, Sumter, Johnson, and Castle Pinckney, also Sullivan, James & Morris islands; and...
Fort Johnson
In September of 1775, the Council of Safety ordered William Moultrie, commander of the 2nd South Carolina Regiment, to seize Fort Johnson on the...
Fort Sumter
Early in the morning of April 12, 1861, Confederate guns around Charleston Harbor opened fire on Fort Sumter. The American Civil War was officially...
Fort Sumter Battlefield
To visit Fort Sumter you can take a ferry from either the Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center at Liberty Square in downtown Charleston or from the...
The Problem in Charleston Harbor
Richard W. Hatcher, historian at Fort Sumter National Monument, explores how the fate of an isolated garrison became the spark that ignited the Civil...
Tour Civil War Charleston in One Day
An itinerary of key sites and things to do.
Tour Civil War Charleston and Savannah in Three Days
Tour Civil War Charleston and Savannah in Three Days.
Charleston Harbor Defenses | Apr 1861
BATTLE MAP | American Battlefield Trust’s map of the Confederate Defense of Charleston Harbor, South Carolina in April 1861.
Before the Beginning and After the End: The Civil War Story of Lieutenant John Grimball
The Civil War began early and ended late for John Grimball. His unique career at sea in the Confederate Navy would span nearly five years of service...