Fort Morgan Historic Site near Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama offers great tours, the ability to wander through a ...

The Gulf Coast isn’t just a paradise of sandy beaches and vibrant nightlife — it’s a region rich with fascinating history, ...

While the Civil War was never fought in California, the state nevertheless played a major role in generating pro-Union ...

Roving historical plaque dedicated to the “The ‘Battle’ of Adams Hill” that occurred May 9, 1861, during which only one gun ...

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 ...

Journalist, author and historian Michael DeWitt Jr. explores the Fort Fremont Preserve and History Center in Beaufort County, ...

as part of the nation’s coastal defense system. 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.

Most folks will tell you the Civil War began April 12, 1861, with the first shots fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Many historians, however, say the war actually began 164 years ago this ...