First Shot of Civil War fired at Fort Sumter
from Charleston, South Carolina USA (1861)



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Civil War maps of Fort Sumter + Charleston SC

Drawing of Fort Sumter - before it was bombarded in Civil War
Fort Sumter in Charleston SC harbor Before it was bombarded in Civil War.

Model of Fort Sumter in Charleston South Carolina harbor (1861)
Scale model of Fort Sumter in Charleston SC harbor (Before the Civil War).

Harper's Weekly image of attack on Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor
Fort Sumter attack on April 13, 1865 shown in Harper's Weekly newspaper.

Fort Sumter in Charleston South Carolina harbor in April 1861
Painting of Fort Sumter burning in Charleston SC harbor on April 12, 1861.

1865 Photo of Fort Sumter ruins in Charleston harbor at end of the Civil War.
1865 photo of Fort Sumter ruins in Charleston SC harbor after the Civil War.

Fort Sumter in Charleston South Carolina harbor (modern view)
Fort Sumter in Charleston SC harbor as it looks today. (Click = larger view!)

Photo: Cannon inside of Fort Sumter in Charleston SC harbor
Color photo of old cannon inside Fort Sumter, facing Charleston SC harbor.


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Read why some people claim the "First shot of the Civil War" was NOT fired at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. Instead, they say the first shot was actually the Firing on the Union Ship "Star of the West" off Morris Island January 10, 1861. Legend has it a Cadet at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina named George Haynsworth was the one who fired both the first and last shot of the American Civil War.

To learn more about all of the events leading to the start of the U.S. Civil War, read the Crisis at Fort Sumter, an excellent multimedia teaching tool program containing many historical documents compiled by Tulane University.

To see cool military maps about start of the United States Civil War (+ Civil War photos) at Charleston SC, we suggest you visit Battle At Charleston!

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