![]() Join us on Facebook for regular updates and related articlesĬheck us out on Instagram to see what we are up to in photosįollow us on Twitter for links to great travel articles curated just for you ![]() If You Enjoyed This Fort Sumter Post, Sign Up To Receive Posts By Email or… If you are staying in the Charleston area, check out this post for where to eat in Charleston. Have you been to Fort Sumter? What did you think? Overall, I am glad to have gone on the tour as I do want to eventually visit all the U.S. I felt like I was constantly moving around to make sure I could see everything there is to see before I had to get back on the ferry. I would have wished to spend more than an hour touring Fort Sumter. It wasn’t until February 1865 when the Union captured Charleston that the Confederates abandoned the Fort. This continued despite several attempts to seize back the fort by the Union. Years went by and with the Federal Union continually bombarding the Fort, Confederate laborers and slaves worked around the clock to repair any damage that was done to the walls. The Confederates immediately started fortifying the fort as they took ownership. No person was killed but, the officer quarters were entirely burned, the main gates were destroyed, the gorge walls were seriously damaged, and the powder magazines were in flames. When the first shot was fired from Fort Johnson nearby, it only took 34 hours until Major Anderson surrendered to the South. Once South Carolina seceded from the union, Fort Sumter began the key source of tension between the North and the South. It was built to hold 135 guns of varying sizes and house 650 soldiers. Canons were situated on all 5 sides giving the Fort a commanding presence of the Charleston Harbor. You could even see artillery shells left in the crumbling brick walls. It was very sobering to stand on the Battery Huger (not added until 1899 for the Spanish American War) overlooking what was left of the once three-story fort. ![]() I learned so much of how ill-prepared the Union was and how much the Confederates fortified the fort. We were going to be walking in the same place as soldiers fighting for freedom on both sides. Ruins of Fort SumterĪs the boat got closer & closer to the Fort it took on a serious undertone. Most of the areas can only be reached by climbing stairs. A quick note: the island is not completely accessible for wheelchairs. The fort is open 24 hours a day and is accessible by boat if you choose to go without a tour. The ferry ride takes 30 minutes and you get only one hour at the fort. Fort Sumter Tours runs the official tours on the island. It is recommended to purchase your tickets ahead of the day you arrive, but I was able to walk in and pick up a tour on the same day. If you are visiting the Charleston area, you can stop at the two departure locations: at Liberty Square (340 Concord St., Charleston) and Patriots Point (40 Patriots Point Rd., Mount Pleasant) along the Charleston Harbor. Fort Sumter is a sea fort in Charleston, South Carolina and one of the U.S.
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