West Union Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:

220 SC-11, West Union, South Carolina

( Memorial is at the intersection of Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway (State Highway 11) and Sangamo Drive, on the right when traveling north on Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway.)

Marker installed: 2014

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.