Fort Sumter National Monument has seen a huge decrease in visitors compared with last year due to the coronavirus, but also potentially because of the dialogue about racism and Confederate ...

This is Fort Sumter, where the first shots of the Civil War took place. Originally built for the defense of Charleston Harbor, today it is a popular tourist attraction for the National Park Service.

Four days after the Confederate army bombed Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, S.C., that launched the American Civil War on ...

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 at an auction house in Greenville.

While Fort Sumter, sequestered on its own island, was pivotal during the Civil War, Fort Moultrie's history stretches further back, built as a means of defense during the American Revolution.

National Park Service staff marked 10 books sold at gift shops in the Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie and Charles Pinckney historic sites for content review.

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 ...

"A Strike for Freedom: The Underground Railroad at Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie" starts at 10am on Saturday, Feb. 15, giving visitors the chance to learn about the Network to Freedom program and ...

Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park 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 ...

Among the auction's most notable highlights is the surrender flag from Fort Sumter, waved during the American Civil War when Major Robert Anderson surrendered the fort to Confederate forces.