Near Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Sally Port

Photographed By Craig Swain, May 3, 2010

1. Sally Port Marker

Inscription. Fort Sumter's original sally port (entrance) was located in front of you, in the center of the three-tiered gorge (rear) wall. The lightly armed gorge wall was vulnerable to attack by batteries on Morris Island, and as the war progressed Union shelling reduced it to ruins. At the base of the gore wall some flat stone pavers still exist from the esplanade that joined the sally port to the fort's 171-foot-long granite pier.

Erected by Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina - National Park Service - U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil.

Location. 32° 45.128′ N, 79° 52.522′ W. Marker is near Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. Marker is located at Fort Sumter National Monument and only reached by boat. See links below for more information about access to the site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charleston SC 29412, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Powder Magazine (within shouting distance of this marker); Gorge Wall (within shouting distance of this marker); The Garrison Defending Fort Sumter (within shouting distance of this marker); Casemates and Cannon

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Sumter Bombarded (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery Huger (within shouting distance of this marker); 42-Pounder, Banded and Rifled (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Sumter 1861-65 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.

More about this marker. The marker displays a photo of Fort Sumter after it's surrender by Union troops. April 1861, after the Union surrender a Confederate delegation enters the fort through the original sally port.

Photographed By Craig Swain, May 3, 2010

2. Sally Port Marker

Gorge Wall Exterior image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, May 3, 2010

3. Gorge Wall Exterior

The original sally port was in the middle of the gorge wall, roughly where the concrete bunker stands today.

Current Walkway to Fort and Sally Port image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, May 3, 2010

4. Current Walkway to Fort and Sally Port

Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,031 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 20, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.