Decades of growing strife between North and South erupted in civil war on April 12, 1861, when Confederate artillery opened fire on this Federal fort in Charleston Harbor. Fort Sumter surrendered 34 hours later. Union forces would try for nearly four years to take it back. - NPS
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1776/00/00 | ||||||
| 1811/00/00 | ||||||
| 1854/00/00 | George W Cullum | Architect | Construction continues on Fort Sumter, 1853-1854 | |||
| 1861/01/09 | Citadel cadets fire the first shots of the American Civil War at the Union relief ship, STAR OF THE WEST, as it approaches Fort Sumter. | Prelude to the American Civil War | ||||
| 1861/03/16 | Richard Kidder Meade Jr | Confederate Major | Meade resigns from the US Army and is commissioned a Major in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States. He served on the staffs of Generals John B Magruder and James Longstreet respectively. | |||
| 1861/04/12 | Richard Kidder Meade Jr | US Army Commander | Confederate artillery bombard Fort Sumter, April 12-14, 1861. Richard Meade commands an artillery gun crew defending Fort Sumter. | Battle of Fort Sumter | ||
| 1861/04/12 | Confederate States Army | Aggressor | Confederate artillery bombard Fort Sumter, April 12-14, 1861. Richard Meade commands an artillery gun crew defending Fort Sumter. | Battle of Fort Sumter | ||
| 1861/04/12 | Confederate States Army | Aggressor | Confederate artillery bombard Fort Sumter, April 12-14, 1861. Richard Meade commands an artillery gun crew defending Fort Sumter. | Prelude to the American Civil War | ||
| 1861/04/12 | Richard Kidder Meade Jr | US Army Commander | Confederate artillery bombard Fort Sumter, April 12-14, 1861. Richard Meade commands an artillery gun crew defending Fort Sumter. | Prelude to the American Civil War |
| Particulars for Fort Sumter National Monument: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Historic Use | Battle site |
| Criteria Consideration | Commemorative property |
| Area of Significance | Engineering |
| Owner | Federal |
| Structure Type | Fortification |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Historic Use | Institutional housing |
| Area of Significance | Military |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |