Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park preserves two forts guarding Charleston Harbor, where Confederate forces fired on the U.S. garrison at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, opening the Civil War. Visitors can explore Fort Sumter via ferry and learn how the earlier victory at Fort Moultrie in 1776 and the subsequent Civil War conflict redefined American freedom.
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