The Civil War might as easily have erupted at Fort Pickens, outside Pensacola, Florida, as at Fort Sumter. Seen as easier to defend than smaller bastions nearby, both forts had been hastily ...

The Battle of Fort Sumter in April 1861 marked the explosive start of the American Civil War. Confederate forces fired over 4,000 shells at the Union garrison in Charleston Harbor, forcing a ...

FORT SUMTER NATIONAL MONUMENT, S.C. -- Somber period music, flickering candlelight and booming cannons will usher in the nation's observance of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.

A stunning find at Fort Sumter – Civil War artillery has been discovered within its walls. Join us as we explore the significance of this historical relic. Donald Trump has completely ...

A Civil War-era cannonball was discovered and safely removed at Fort Sumter National Historic Park in South Carolina on Saturday, according to local news reports. Emergency services were called to ...

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 ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Tourists often flock to Fort Sumter to learn more about ... Experts identified the ordnance as a Civil War-era cannonball. As the removal of ordnances is the ...

Authorized in 1827 by Secretary of War John C. Calhoun, Fort Sumter was still not finished when the nation slid into civil war over sectional issues. Nevertheless, it became the “flashpoint for the ...

FORT SUMTER, S.C. -- The nation's bloodiest war started with a historic battle in which no one died. The Civil War, a conflict that would end with about 620,000 fatalities, began at Fort Sumter on ...

The events marked the 150th anniversary of the Confederate bombardment of Union-held Fort Sumter in Charleston ... ago during the centennial of the Civil War, there was a celebratory mood.

The first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter in 1861. WCSC reports that former Folly Beach mayor Richard Beck discovered the cannonballs as he was walking along the beach to ...

Atop it, five Civil War-era flags flap in the sea breeze beside ... said Tim Stone, superintendent of Fort Sumter National Monument. "Could they in any way have thought that this was going to ...