• Currier & Ives lithograph depicting the bombardment of Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter

    National Monument South Carolina

Directions to Fort Moultrie & Park Headquarters

Fort Moultrie sign
 

Fort Moultrie and Park Headquarters are both located at 1214 Middle Street on Sullivan's Island and are accessible by car.

From Mount Pleasant & US 17

  • From US Highway 17 follow the signs for SC 703 and Sullivan's Island.
  • Take SC 703 to Sullivan's Island.
  • Cross the Intracoastal Waterway at the Ben Sawyer Bridge.
  • Continue straight on Ben Sawyer Boulevard to Middle Street.
  • Turn right at the stop sign onto Middle Street.
  • The Fort Moultrie Visitor Center and parking is 1.5 miles away on Middle Street.

Please note: You can't get to Fort Sumter from Fort Moultrie.

Did You Know?

Composite photos of Maj. Anderson (left) and Gen. Beauregard (right)

Union Maj. Robert Anderson, commanding Fort Sumter, and Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, commanding Charleston's forces during the first battle of the Civil War, knew each other since the 1830s. Anderson was Beauregard's artillery instructor at West Point. Fort Sumter National Monument, SC