Fort Sumter

Fort Sumter
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Location	Charleston Harbor, Charleston, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°45′8″N 79°52′29″W / 32.75222°N 79.87472°W / 32.75222; -79.87472
Area	234.74 acres (95.00 ha)[1]
Authorized	April 28, 1948 (1948-April-28)
Visitors	857,883
Website	Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
Fort Sumter
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Built	1811
NRHP reference No.	66000101
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966

Fort Sumter is a island fortification in Charleston, South Carolina.^[2] The fort was where the American Civil War began.^[3] On April 12, 1861, Confederate artillery opened fire on the fort. The Union garrison, under the command of Major Robert Anderson, surrendered the fort 34 hours later. Union forces attempted to take the fort back several times during the Civil War. The fort was abandoned by Confederate forces when the Union Army, under the command of Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman captured Charleston in February 1865.^[2]

1. ↑ "Listing of acreage – December 31, 2011" (XLSX). Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved May 14, 2012. (National Park Service Acreage Reports)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Fort Sumter". History Vault. A&E Television Networks, LLC. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
3. ↑ "Where the American Civil War Began". Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina. National Park Service. Retrieved 28 September 2016.