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The Role of Enslaved African Americans in the Construction and History of Fort Sumter
Within the legacy of Fort Sumter’s iconic role in the arc of the Civil War, is a little-known fact that enslaved African Americans were...
Friends of Charleston National Parks
Oct 11, 20246 min read
The HL Hunley
The Civil War was a time of transformation, not only for our country but also for warfare. Innovation was the name of the game when it...
Ranger Rebekah Claussen
Oct 10, 202415 min read
Fort Moultrie’s Lost Battery: Battery Lord
Following the Civil War, General Quincy Gillmore of the Army Corp of Engineers had Fort Moultrie rebuilt along the lines of the original...
Friends of Charleston National Parks
Oct 10, 20245 min read
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