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

During the latter, four rapid-fire 90-millimeter anti-aircraft guns were installed. 10. Fort Sumter is part of a National Historical Park. Fort Sumter was deactivated in 1947 and became a national ...

this bad faith on the part of the National Government was the principal cause of the attack on Fort Sumter. Judge CAMPBELL was acting as the medium of communication in this matter between the ...

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 ...

along with the better-known nearby Fort Sumter, heavily bombarded by Union fleets. Many of the fort’s buildings have been restored and are now part of a National Historic Park. Used as a ...

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 ...

For Fort Sumter's fate, Davis exposed the alarming ... can learn about their local history or national history, which were part of the Civil War and Revolutionary War,' Spaulding said.

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 ...