News Release

Fighting for Independence: Carolina Day Commemoration at Fort Moultrie

British soldiers rest under a shelter.

NPS Photo/ N. Boyd

News Release Date: May 19, 2025
Contact: Brett Spaulding, 843-732-5006

SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, SC – Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park will commemorate the 249th anniversary of the Battle of Sullivan’s Island on Saturday, June 28. This special event will include musket and cannon firing demonstrations, kids’ activities and crafts, history talks, and a living battle demonstration of Sergeant Jasper heroically retrieving the fort’s flag. The site fee for Fort Moultrie will be waived for the day. We encourage everyone to come out and experience this historic day on the eve of the Nation’s 250th Anniversary.
 
Carolina Day, observed annually throughout South Carolina, was a decisive victory by the American patriots in their fight for independence and prevented the British from gaining a foothold in South Carolina until four years later.

This free event is open to visitors of all ages. There will be encampments with historians in period clothing throughout the day portraying soldiers, sailors, and civilians. A flag raising will start the day’s events inside Fort Moultrie at 10:00 am, followed by history talks (10:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm), musket firing demonstrations (11:00 am, 2:00 pm), artillery firing demonstrations (11:30 am, 2:30 pm), a living battle demonstration (3:00 pm), and a flag lowering program (4:30 pm) inside Fort Moultrie. The Event will conclude with local author and historian Norm Rickeman presenting on the Battle of Sullivan’s Island (6:00 pm).  
 
Fort Moultrie is located at 1214 Middle Street on Sullivan’s Island and the visitor center is open 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. The park represents the history of static seacoast defense in the United States, from the American Revolution to the end of World War II. The park is open daily, and there is normally a site fee. For more information call 843-883-3123, visit www.nps.gov/fosu or follow us on Facebook. To visit Fort Sumter, you will need to contact Fort Sumter Tours for ferry tickets at www.fortsumtertours.com.
  
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