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

Key Highlight: Fort Sumter is a must-see, especially for kids and history buffs. You probably remember Fort Sumter as the place where the first shot of the Civil War was fired back in 1861.

If President Abraham Lincoln surrendered Fort Sumter, as South Carolina demanded, he would be acknowledging the end of the Union, which he said he would never do in his inaugural address.

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 ...

Charleston, South Carolina became the ignition point for the U.S. Civil War when Confederate forces bombarded Fort Sumter, one of the last Union strongholds in the South. The video dives into the ...

It is scarcely possible that Major ANDERSON should consent to anything involving the surrender of Fort Sumter ... we are to have peace or war with South Carolina. We do not see that this can ...

GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – The makeshift flag soldiers at Fort Sumter used to signal their surrender to the Confederate army, kick-starting the American Civil War will be sold this month ...

The Civil War began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, on April 12, 1861. The war ended in spring 1865; Robert E. Lee surrendered the last major ...

GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – The makeshift flag soldiers at Fort Sumter used to signal their surrender to the Confederate army, kick-starting the American Civil War will be sold this month ...