100th Inf Division

Historical marker location:

2245 Jackson Blvd, Columbia, South Carolina

( Marker is on Jackson Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.)

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.