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  2. Fort Sumter - Wikipedia

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    Fort Sumter is an historic sea fort in the southeastern United States, near Charleston, South Carolina.Built on an artificial island at the entrance of Charleston Harbor to defend the region from a naval invasion, it was constructed after British forces captured and occupied Washington during the War of 1812 via a naval attack.

  3. Glory (1989 film) - Wikipedia

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    In the movie a soldier is whipped. Flogging was not permitted in the Union army and no such event ever occurred involving the USCT. [53] In terms of the unequal pay, Shaw had already been informed that Black soldiers would only receive $10 while in South Carolina, and protested to his father and to the governor, not by tearing up his voucher. [53]

  4. List of television shows and films set in Charleston, South ...

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    The 1990s Nickelodeon show Gullah Gullah Island took place on a fictional barrier island near Charleston, South Carolina; one episode featured the family visiting downtown Charleston, showing things like sweet-grass baskets; 1994-98 (*) TV movie The Hunley on TNT; The Inspectors on CBS; 2015-2019

  5. Edmund Ruffin - Wikipedia

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    [25] Ruffin is credited with firing one of the first shots from Morris Island against the federally held Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, which is generally considered the military event that initiated the war; the actual first shot against Fort Sumter was a signal shot by Lt. Henry S. Farley from Fort Johnson under the command of Captain George ...

  6. List of films set in the Southern United States - Wikipedia

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    The following is a partial chronological list of movies set in the Southern United States: 1890s Down in ... South of St. Louis, 1949; 1950s. The Glass Menagerie, 1950;

  7. Battle of Fort Sumter - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Fort Sumter (also the Attack on Fort Sumter or the Fall of Fort Sumter) (April 12–13, 1861) was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina, by the South Carolina militia. It ended with the surrender of the fort by the United States Army, beginning the American Civil War.

  8. The Passersby - Wikipedia

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    This road is the afterwards of the Civil War. It began at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, and ended at a place called Appomattox. It's littered with the residue of broken battles and shattered dreams. After the first dialogue between the Sergeant and Lavinia Godwin, Rod Serling resumes:

  9. Creative works set in Charleston, South Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The WE Network television show South of Hell is filmed and takes place in Charleston. Gullah Gullah Island (1994–98, children's TV series) was on Nickelodeon. North and South miniseries was partially set and filmed in Charleston. The wedding between George Hazard and Constance Flynn was held in Stella Maris Catholic Church, on Sullivans Island.