Uncommon Valor

Historical marker location:

Parris Island, South Carolina

( Memorial is on Blvd. deFrance, on the left when traveling east.)

South Carolina was the site of the first battle of the Civil War. In April 1861, Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter, a federal fort located in Charleston Harbor. The bombardment lasted for 34 hours and resulted in the surrender of the fort to the Confederates.