1861 wasn’t the first time Fort Sumter was a flashpoint between South Carolina and the the United States.
Brian Hicks latest column on Charleston history outlines the showdown over tariffs and John Calhoun’s doctrine of nullification 28 years earlier.
CLICK HERE for “Charleston struggles as SC fights federal government”
And CLICK HERE for links to all 24 (thus far) commemorating 350 years of Charleston history.