Major General Joseph J. Kruzel

Historical marker location:

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

( Memorial is at the intersection of Howard Avenue and Farrow Parkway, on the right when traveling north on Howard Avenue.)

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.