The iconic fort known as Fort Sumter is where the American Civil War erupted. Today, it stands tall as a weathered beacon ...

The fire was opened upon them at 4 1/2 A.M., battery alter battery ... the next day after he entered Sumter, was never lowered. They had two flags at the fort, a large garrison flag, which he ...

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 iconic Fort Sumter, where the first shots of the American Civil War were fired, may have survived the famous 19th century battery, but experts warned it could now disappear under the waves ...

Gen. GILLMORE had succeeded in erecting a battery of heavy siege guns within 1,000 yards of Fort Wagner. Everything was progressing favorably. Fort Sumter, and Fort Johnston on James Island kept a ...

Hatcher covers the subsequent fighting around the harbor, and Sumter’s role in it, such as the famous assault on Battery Wagner led by the 54th Massachusetts (July 18, 1863), the unsuccessful naval ...

you can clearly spot the grounds of Fort Moultrie and Battery Jasper, Logan and Gadsden. In the distance, Fort Sumter sits ...

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 ...