Fort Lamar, called the Tower Battery at the time of the battle, is located at Secessionville on James Island, SC. 

Each June, a ceremony is held at the Fort Lamar Heritage Preserve. Many local groups, including CHT and the South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust participate.

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Fort Lamar Heritage Preserve includes ramparts from Fort Lamar, a battery that helped repel Union troops during the Battle of Secessionville on June 16, 1862.

Heritage Trust, a part of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR), acquired the 13.5-acre Fort Lamar Heritage Preserve in 1996.