According to legend, faces can be seen imprinted on two of Fort Sumter’s authentic battle flags which flew over the fort during the Civil War- The Union “Storm Flag” and the Confederate “Palmetto ...

The National Parks Service is inviting the public to commemorate the 165th anniversary of the outbreak of the American Civil War right where it began.On April 1 ...

GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – The makeshift flag soldiers at Fort Sumter used to signal their surrender to the Confederate army, kick-starting the American Civil War will be sold this month at an ...

A retired National Parks historian for Forts Sumter and Moultrie, Richard Hatcher opens this new work on the history of Sumter with a look at its origins, as part of the nation’s coastal defense ...

As March slipped into April in 1861, America stood at a crossroads. About the only thing the North and South agreed on was that neither wanted to start the American Civil War. If President Abraham ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The National Parks Service is hosting an event to celebrate the recent inclusions of Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie in the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program. "A ...

Fort Sumter has gone and gotten itself dragged into yet another national conflict tearing us all apart. Sad thing is, it’s not even about what you’d think. See, the Charleston Harbor landmark is ...

In the months before the April 12, 1861, firing on Fort Sumter, there were lots of sharp divisions in the North about the proper reaction to the first seven Confederate states that had already left ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — Charleston’s Fort Sumter, famous for where the first shots of the Civil War were fired, recently had a sign removed under an executive order from the Trump administration.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — Charleston’s Fort Sumter, famous for where the first shots of the Civil War were fired, recently had a ...