Mallett Road

Historical marker location:

Manning, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Greeleyville Highway (U.S. 521) and Mallett Road (State Highway 14-384), on the right when traveling east on Greeleyville Highway.)

Marker installed: 1979

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.