Fort Moultrie

Fort Moultrie is a series of small fortifications and artillery bunkers built along the shores of Sullivan Island in Charleston Harbor. It was originally named Fort Sullivan, after the island where it was built. The original structures were made mostly from Palmetto logs. Later it was named after General William Moultrie, a US patriot and commander of the Battle of Sullivan Island.

General Moultrie and his regiments took over Sullivan Island and started building the fort to protect the city from naval attacks. However, while still under construction, the fort was attacked by the British Royal Navy on June 28, 1776 during the start of the American Revolutionary War. The soft palmetto logs did not crack under bombardment but rather absorbed the shot; cannonballs reportedly even bounced off the walls of the structure.