Fort Sumter

Fort Sumter is a naval fortification built on an artificial island in Charleston Harbor to protect the city from attacks origination from the sea. After the Battle of 1812, the newly formed United States of America is vulnerable from naval raids, it needed more protection for its vast sea front. The US began building new fortifications along its eastern shores, one of them is Fort Sumter. Several decades after, the fort is still incomplete when it became the stage for the Battle of Fort Sumter, which commenced after the declaration of secession of South Carolina and the South Carolina militia demanded that Union forces abandon the fort. The militia bombarded the fort and prevented supply to come in, which caused the surrender of Union army. Fort Sumter remained a stronghold of the Confederate forces during the Civil War.

Because of the heavy siege, the fort now remains in ruins, with a few rebuilding done.