While touring historic Fort Sumter with the National Park Service, we spotted a Civil War artillery projectile still embedded in the brick wall—right where it struck over 160 years ago.

The Civil War began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina ... with Doyle’s cannon placed outside the fort. An after-battle report stated that enemy ...

In April 1861, cannons opened fire on Fort Sumter—and the American Civil War began. This is the tense standoff that turned into the first battle of a nation divided. Poland firmly responds to US ...

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.

The mounting of a large cannon on the north front of the War Department this morning attracted quite a crowd. The gun was originally a Rodman-Columbiad, and was in Fort Sumter when the civil war ...

Just south of Tucson, sits one of the last boomtowns of the American West. Tombstone, nicknamed "the town too tough to die," is chock-full of Wild West lore and historic landmarks. Whether you're ...

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 ...

Aerial of Fort Ticonderoga. “Capture of Fort Ticonderoga” oil on canvas circa 1828-1887. Attributed to Alonzo Chappel, Fort Ticonderoga Museum Collection. The capture by American forces in May ...

Hutson Ford, now residing in Washington, a forty-pound cannon ball fired from Fort Sumter at the beginning of the engagement on April 12, 1861, at the opening of the civil war. "This cannon ball ...

Jaisalmer Fort experienced a blackout as part of a mock drill. Mock drills ordered by Ministry of Home Affairs, amid growing India-Pak tensions Mock drills followed Operation Sindoor that targeted ...

SUMTER, S.C. (WIS) - A man was killed after a shooting early Wednesday in Sumter County, according to officials. The Sumter County Coroner’s Office said 43-year-old Robert Burleson died after ...