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 ...

Today’s column picks up where last Monday’s ended as we look back at the week before the first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter. We left off on April 6, 1861, when the first ...

On April 12, 1861, Captain George S. James fired the first Confederate shot at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, leading to a siege, a Union retreat and the start of the Civil War. Exhibits ...

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