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.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Richmond Auctions is hosting its Spring Premier Firearms & Sportsman Advertising Auction on Saturday, featuring a couple of historical items. The auction, which ...

It is ominous that we already hear that the news of the attack on Fort Sumter was received with rejoicing at Baltimore, as well as at Mobile. That any step on the part of the Government at ...

HEAD-QUARTERS, FORT SUMTER, S.C., April 11 ... or by the perpetration of some act showing a hostile intention on your part against this fort or the flag it bears. I have the honor to be, General ...

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 ...

Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park will commemorate the 249th anniversary of the Battle of Sullivan’s ...

The Battle of Fort Sumter marked the moment decades of tension ... According to the historic report, the flag's survival is due in large part to a man named Peter Hart. Hart was a New York City ...

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 system. Authorized in 1827 by Secretary of War John C. Calhoun, Fort ...

Bordewich believes that Fort Sumter—or some other flash point ... It was fundamentally about slavery: one part of the United States, which was wedded to slavery and did not want to exist ...

Fort Sumter National Monument Superintendent Tim Stone said Monday the flags will be part of an historical display at the fort where the Civil War began. The display will include flags that flew ...