Most folks will tell you the Civil War began April 12, 1861, with the first shots fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Many historians, however, say the war actually began 164 years ago this ...

20 pivotal battles, including the introduction of ironclad warships, during the Civil War that permanently changed American ...

If you think the country is hopelessly divided now, you should’ve seen us 165 years ago today. At 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, troops on James Island fired a shell high over Fort Sumter, its explosion ...

A retired National Parks historian for Forts Sumter and Moultrie, Richard Hatcher opens this new work on the history of Sumter with a look at its origins, as part of the nation’s coastal defense ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Civil War re-enactors raised an American flag at the Fort Sumter National Monument during a ceremony on Tuesday commemorating the 150th anniversary of the symbolic end to ...

In April 1861, Confederate forces fired on Union-held Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, igniting the American Civil War. The bombardment marked the start of four years of conflict. Donald Trump ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Sunday marks 165 years since Confederate forces opened fire on the Union-held Fort Sumter in the Charleston Harbor, an attack that marked the start of the American Civil War.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Cadets from The Citadel opened fire on a Union ship bound for Fort Sumter on this date 164 years ago, marking what some might call the unofficial first shots of the Civil War ...

On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter, a Union garrison in the harbor of Charleston, S.C. The bombardment lasted 34 hours, leading to the surrender of the fort and marking ...

According to legend, faces can be seen imprinted on two of Fort Sumter’s authentic battle flags which flew over the fort during the Civil War- The Union “Storm Flag” and the Confederate “Palmetto ...