Fort Sumter

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American Civil War site coastal fortification historic site sea fort

Fort Sumter is a coastal fortification in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, best known as the site where the first shots of the American Civil War were fired in April 1861.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form As subject As object
Fort Sumter National Monument 0 3
Battle of Fort Sumter 0 1
Charleston Harbor defenses 0 1
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park 0 1
U.S. Army garrison at Fort Sumter 0 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War site →
coastal fortification →
historic site →
sea fort →
accessibleBy boat only →
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1966 →
associatedWith American Civil War →
surface form: Union blockade of the Confederacy
builtDuring Third System of US seacoast defense →
ConfederateCommanderDuringBombardment Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard →
constructionBegan 1829 →
country United States of America →
surface form: United States
designedToMount about 135 guns →
firstShotsFiredAt Union garrison →
firstShotsFiredBy Confederate States Army →
surface form: Confederate forces
firstShotsFiredOn 1861-04-12 →
garrisonedBy Confederate States Army →
United States Army →
governingBody United States Department of the Interior →
surface form: U.S. Department of the Interior
hasFeature casemates for artillery →
central parade ground →
flagpole with United States flag →
heavilyBombardedBetween 1863–1865 →
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean →
Charleston County, South Carolina →
Charleston Harbor →
South Carolina →
managedBy National Park Service →
material brick masonry →
namedAfter Thomas Sumter →
nearestCity Charleston →
surface form: Charleston, South Carolina
notableEvent Bombardment of Fort Sumter →
Bombardment of Fort Sumter →
surface form: First Battle of Fort Sumter

Bombardment of Fort Sumter →
surface form: Second Battle of Fort Sumter
partOf Fort Sumter self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Charleston Harbor defenses

Fort Sumter self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
reducedToRubbleBy Union artillery bombardment →
reoccupiedByUnionForces 1865 →
shape pentagonal →
startOf American Civil War →
surrenderedBy Major Robert Anderson →
surrenderedOn 1861-04-13 →
surrenderedTo Confederate States of America →
symbolOf Union resolve →
start of the American Civil War →
tourism popular Civil War heritage destination →
UnionCommanderDuringBombardment Major Robert Anderson →
usedAs lighthouse site →
military garrison →
tourist attraction →

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: Fort Sumter National Monument
this entity surface form: U.S. Army garrison at Fort Sumter
Charleston Harbor → hasFortification → Fort Sumter →
Charleston Harbor → hasIsland → Fort Sumter →
Charleston → hasLandmark → Fort Sumter →
Charleston Harbor → hasLandmark → Fort Sumter →
this entity surface form: Fort Sumter National Monument
The Battery → hasNearbyHistoricSite → Fort Sumter →
subject surface form: The Battery (Charleston)
this entity surface form: Fort Sumter National Monument
American Civil War → hasPart → Fort Sumter →
this entity surface form: Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battery → hasViewOf → Fort Sumter →
subject surface form: The Battery (Charleston)
Thomas Sumter → honoredIn → Fort Sumter →
Thomas Sumter → namesakeOf → Fort Sumter →
Fort Sumter → partOf → Fort Sumter self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
Fort Sumter → partOf → Fort Sumter self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Charleston Harbor defenses
subject surface form: Robert Anderson
South Carolina → siteOf → Fort Sumter →