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.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Fort Sumter canonical	21
Fort Sumter National Monument	3
Battle of Fort Sumter	1
Charleston Harbor defenses	1
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park	1
Fort Sumter area of Charleston Harbor	1
U.S. Army garrison at Fort Sumter	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 (29)

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American Civil War → significantPlace → Fort Sumter ⓘ

American Civil War → hasPart → Fort Sumter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of 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

Charleston → hasLandmark → Fort Sumter ⓘ

South Carolina → siteOf → Fort Sumter ⓘ

Thomas Sumter → honoredIn → Fort Sumter ⓘ

Thomas Sumter → namesakeOf → Fort Sumter ⓘ

Eastern United States → containsHistoricSite → Fort Sumter ⓘ

Third System of US seacoast defense → hasPart → Fort Sumter ⓘ

Bombardment of Fort Sumter → location → Fort Sumter ⓘ

Bombardment of Fort Sumter → defendingForce → Fort Sumter ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Army garrison at Fort Sumter

Major Robert Anderson → placeOfActivity → Fort Sumter ⓘ

subject surface form: Robert Anderson

Charleston County, South Carolina → contains → Fort Sumter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fort Sumter National Monument

Charleston County, South Carolina → hasHistoricSite → Fort Sumter ⓘ

Charleston Harbor → hasIsland → Fort Sumter ⓘ

Charleston Harbor → hasFortification → Fort Sumter ⓘ

Charleston Harbor → hasLandmark → Fort Sumter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fort Sumter National Monument

The Battery → hasViewOf → Fort Sumter ⓘ

subject surface form: The Battery (Charleston)

The Battery → hasNearbyHistoricSite → Fort Sumter ⓘ

subject surface form: The Battery (Charleston)

this entity surface form: Fort Sumter National Monument

Fort Moultrie → nearby → Fort Sumter ⓘ

History of Charleston, South Carolina → linkedToSite → Fort Sumter ⓘ

United States seacoast defense systems → notableSite → Fort Sumter ⓘ

Morris Island → locatedNear → Fort Sumter ⓘ

Castle Pinckney → nearby → Fort Sumter ⓘ

White Point Garden → hasViewOf → Fort Sumter ⓘ

Edmondston-Alston House → hasViewOf → Fort Sumter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fort Sumter area of Charleston Harbor

The Battery (Charleston) → hasViewOf → Fort Sumter ⓘ

Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America → hasHistoricSite → Fort Sumter ⓘ

subject surface form: Charleston, South Carolina