Fort Sumter is a sea fort built on an artificial island protecting Charleston, South Carolina from naval invasion.
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15 Facts About Fort Sumter
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Since the middle of the 20th century, Fort Sumter has been open to the public as part of the Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, operated by the National Park Service.
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Fort Sumter is notable for two battles, the first of which began the American Civil War.
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Attack on Fort Sumter is generally taken as the beginning of the American Civil War—the first shots fired.
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The First Battle of Fort Sumter began on April 12,1861, when South Carolina Militia artillery fired from shore on the Union garrison.
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Second Battle of Fort Sumter was a failed attempt by the Union to retake the fort, dogged by a rivalry between army and navy commanders.
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Fort Sumter secretly relocated companies E and H of the 1st US Artillery to Fort Sumter on his own initiative, without orders from his superiors.
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Fort Sumter thought that providing a stronger defense would delay an attack by South Carolina militia.
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Fort Sumter missed, in part because Major Anderson did not use the guns mounted on the highest tier – the barbette tier, where the guns could engage the Confederate batteries better, but where the gunners would be more exposed to Confederate fire.
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Fort Sumter Flag became a popular patriotic symbol after Major Anderson returned North with it.
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Some of Fort Sumter's artillery had been removed, but 40 pieces still were mounted.
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Fort Sumter surrendered yesterday after we had set all on fire.
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Access to Fort Sumter itself is by a 30-minute ferry ride from the Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center or Patriots Point.
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The museum at Fort Sumter focuses on the activities at the fort, including its construction and role during the Civil War.
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On June 28,2015, in the aftermath of the events of June 17,2015, when a mass shooting took place at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, the five small flags that were arranged in a semi-circle around the large flagpole flying the 50-star United States flag at Fort Sumter were lowered so that the South Carolina flag could be flown at half staff.
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