Charleston
City
Port city in South Carolina, founded in 1670, where the first shots of the American Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter in 1861.
Held by
- since 1789 United States
- February 8, 1861 – May 4, 1865 Confederate States of America
- 1865 – May 4, 1865 United States Military occupation
Events here 7
- June 28, 1776 Battle of Sullivan's Island
- March 29 – May 12, 1780 Siege of Charleston
- June 16, 1862 Battle of Secessionville
- April 7, 1863 First Battle of Charleston Harbor
- July 18 – September 7, 1863 Second Battle of Charleston Harbor
- September 8, 1863 Second Battle of Fort Sumter
- June 17, 2015 Charleston church shooting