Major General Gilbert L. Meyers

Historical marker location:

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

( Memorial is at the intersection of Meyers Avenue and Pampas Drive, on the left when traveling south on Meyers 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.