The American Civil War began with the attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. Use this map to compare the area surrounding Fort Sumter today versus 150 years ago.

• The Lincoln Memorial Shrine is a unit of the Special Collections Division of A.K. Smiley Public Library. The Watchorn Lincoln Memorial Association, a 501 (c)3 tax deductible organization oversees the WLMA endowment.