A single cannon shell burst in a flash of light high above Fort Sumter. This was the signal ... KidsPost giving readers a kids’-eye view of the Civil War. She is the author of “Shades of ...

During the winter of 1860-61, the citizens of Charleston (map), South Carolina, were so sure that no war would follow their recent move to secede from the United States of America that the fiery ...

You probably remember Fort Sumter as the place where the first shot of the Civil War was fired back in 1861. Today, you can see for yourself where all the action happened by taking a ferry to the ...

The iconic fort known as Fort Sumter is where the American Civil War erupted. Today, it stands tall as a weathered beacon ...

The first shots of the Civil War took place in Charleston at Fort Sumter.Confederate troops opened fire at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, sparking the start of war in the Lowcountry. On Sunday ...

Authorized in 1827 by Secretary of War John C. Calhoun, Fort Sumter was still not finished when the nation slid into civil war over sectional issues. Nevertheless, it became the “flashpoint for the ...

In Charleston, SC, the American Civil War began on April 12, 1861 when Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard's artillery fired on the Union occupied Fort Sumter. Union Major Robert Anderson moved his ...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park will commemorate the first shots of the American Civil War on April 15 and April 16 with a special event.