Carolina Day

Event Details

Fort Sumter National Monument invites the public to celebrate Carolina Day with special programs at Fort Moultrie on Saturday, June 25, 2016 from 10 am to 4 pm. Visitors can explore the life of a Revolutionary War soldier, and learn why musket fire and artillery were not the chief sources of casualties through a look at medical practices of the war. Musket demonstrations will take place at 10 am, 11 am, 2:30 pm, and 3:30 pm.

At 1:00 pm, author Danny Bernstein will talk about her recent book, Forests, Alligators, and Battlefields: My Journey through the National Parks of the South. In her book, Bernstein, uncovers hidden treasures and human stories for seventy-one National Park sites in the South. Signed copies will be available for purchase.

Carolina Day, observed annually in South Carolina, commemorates the successful defeat of British land and naval forces by Carolina and Virginia patriots on June 28, 1776. This was the first decisive victory by the American Colonies in their fight for independence and prevented the British from gaining a foothold in South Carolina for another four years. This year marks the 240th anniversary of the Battle of Sullivan's Island.