Fort Moultrie

American  

[mool-tree] / ˈmul tri /

noun

1. a fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina: defended against British in the American Revolution by Colonel William Moultrie (1730–1805); in the Civil War, played an important role in the bombardment of Fort Sumter and in Confederate defense.

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Example Sentences

To further justify my car rental, I drove 25 minutes down to Sullivan’s Island, home to Fort Moultrie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

The palmetto is a revered symbol of the defeat of the British fleet at Fort Moultrie on Sullivan’s Island.

From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2021

In January, Buchanan got convinced by some of his Cabinet that he should resupply the federal troops who had dug in at Fort Sumter in Charleston, after abandoning Fort Moultrie to the secessionists in December.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2020

A federal government partial shutdown would close the Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie national monuments to visitors.

From Reuters • Apr. 8, 2011

Robert Anderson, recognizing the impossibility of defending the decrepit Fort Moultrie against assault, transferred his garrison to Fort Sumter.

From The Struggle for Missouri by McElroy, John