Officers Open Mess

Historical marker location:

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Myers Avenue and Emmens Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Myers 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.