Robert Blair Campbell / John Campbell

Historical marker location:

Blenheim, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street (State Highway 38) and East High Street (State Highway 381) on South Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1972

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.