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

Fort Sumter National Monument is perched on a small island in Charleston Harbor several miles southwest of the city. Ferries to the monument depart from the Fort Sumter visitor center (in ...

Soon after the Harriet Lane’s arrival, the supply ship Baltic and warship Pawnee joined it off Charleston. The Confederate delegation left Fort Sumter in the early morning hours to notify ...

CHARLESTON, Tuesday, Oct. 27. Four monitors opened fire at 11 o'clock this morning, on Fort Sumter, a distance of one mile. The firing ceased between 3 and 4 o'clock this afternoon. The firing ...

The ferry ride to the middle of Charleston Harbor can be a journey back in time. In 1860, Fort Sumter, the federal sea fortress guarding Charleston, became a flash point in the tensions between ...

Charleston, South Carolina became the ignition point for the U.S. Civil War when Confederate forces bombarded Fort Sumter, one of the last Union strongholds in the South.

The first shots of the Civil War took place in Charleston at Fort Sumter.Confederate troops opened fire at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, sparking the start of war in the Lowcountry. On Sunday ...

Finding myself in the other Charleston over the long weekend as a byproduct of the youth travel sports racket, I decided to ...

Fort Sumter will be officially listed in the program as "Fort Sumter and Charleston Harbor." Fort Sumter was the target of the first shots of the Civil War and once it was held by Confederate ...

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 ...