ALL meanings of fort sumter
fort Sum·ter
F f - noun fort sumter a fort in SE South Carolina, in the harbor of Charleston: its bombardment by the Confederates opened the Civil War on April 12, 1861. 1
- noun fort sumter a fort in SE South Carolina, guarding Charleston Harbour. Its capture by Confederate forces (1861) was the first action of the Civil War 0
- noun fort sumter fort in Charleston harbor, S.C., where Confederate troops fired the first shots of the Civil War (April 12, 1861) 0