He had experience in Congress as both a representative and senator, and had been secretary of war under President Franklin ...

and on April 12 they attacked Fort Sumter, a federal stronghold in Charleston, South Carolina. Federal troops returned the fire. The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack ...

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 ...

How could Americans be such nice and decent people and support someone so debasing, so deranged, so hate-filled? It was the ...

The 248th anniversary of the Battle of Sullivan's Island will be commemorated by Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie ... provide information on Revolutionary War topics. READ MORE: "Carolina Day ...

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 ...

On September 17, Lee met General McClellan in the bloodiest single day of fighting in the war and in American history. Union ...

Fort Sumter National Monument Superintendent Tim Stone said Monday the flags will be part of an historical display at the fort where the Civil War began. The display will include flags that flew ...

Fort Sumter has been added to the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, according to the National Park Service.

GILBERT, and myself had become separated from the rest of the Bohemians, and thinking the battle might soon begin, wished to find a position that commanded a view of the fort and the river.

Early in the American Civil War ... Fort Monroe on the Virginia Peninsula, a massive installation and the only one not to ...

More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to the outbreak of the bloodiest conflict in the history of North America? A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the ...