Signs posted at Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter ask visitors to report any information they experienced that may place American ...

The Battle of Sullivan’s Island was a key victory in South Carolina history that took place just days before the country ...

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. Today ...

The firing on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, was a fateful moment — one of the most profound in U.S. history — and in many ways the moment modern America was born.

During our guided tour of Fort Sumter with the National Park Service, we discovered an original Civil War artillery shell still embedded in the fort’s brick wall. This powerful visual reminder of the ...

The original Fort Sumter telegram is kept in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. This article is excerpted from Scott Christianson's "100 Documents That Changed The World," available ...

Fort Sumter is in two major bombardments: The first one is the opening shots of the Civil War starting on April 12, 1861. There is a 34-hour bombardment of this fort.

The bombardment of Fort Sumter from the batteries on Cumming's Point is prosecuted with great vigor. The firing thus far has had a marked effect, having exposed to view a considerable portion of ...

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.

On Dec. 26, Anderson moved his command to Fort Sumter. The Fort, built on an artificial island at the entrance to Charleston harbor, would be much easier to defend if war broke out.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – An item believed to be a historic ordnance was safely removed from Fort Sumter over the weekend. The fort, now a popular tourist destination that sits on an island in ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – An item believed to be an old cannonball was safely removed from Fort Sumter over the weekend. The fort, now a popular tourist destination that sits on an island in the ...