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President James Buchanan sent the unarmed ship Star of the West with 200 soldiers and supplies on January 9, 1861. When it ...
"They were drastically outmanned and outgunned; of that battle, the firing off on US flag really started the Civil War," saidGary Alexander, a Park Ranger at Fort Sumter/Moultrie National Historic ...
A year-long construction project at Fort Moultrie will limit some activities at the historic visitor destination while work is underway. An aging worn-out dock that serves as the primary water ...
SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – The Annular solar eclipse is set to take place next weekend and the National Park Service is inviting people to view the event from Fort Moultrie. Officials ...
SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park together have contributed more than $35.9 million towards the local economy in 2023, according to a new report ...
SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – A dock a Fort Moultrie will close for roughly one year so that it can be replaced. The Fort Moultrie Dock, which is the primary point for operation when it ...
In Charleston, SC, the American Civil War began on April ... Major Robert Anderson moved his command from Fort Moultrie to the newly constructed Fort Sumter violating the unofficial truce deal ...
As we came up from the westward, the effects were not visible until we had passed around to the north side, fronting Fort Moultrie, and the Mount Pleasant and Sullivan's Island batteries.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The crew of the Pilot Launch Fort Moultrie rescued a nine-year-old girl and her parents from the Charleston Harbor after their yacht struck the north jetty. At 2 a.m. on ...