This week 165 years ago, the Battle of Fort Sumter kicked off the Civil War. Erik Larson’s book — “The Demon of Unrest” — focuses on the few months between the election of Abraham Lincoln to the White ...

April 12 marks the anniversary of the start of the American Civil War in 1861. In Charleston, SC, the American Civil War began on April 12, 1861 when Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard's artillery ...

It's the 165th anniversary of the Civil War, and the origin of the then-not-quite-finished Fort Sumter is an instructive ...

A Civil War-era cannonball was discovered and safely removed at Fort Sumter National Historic Park in South Carolina on Saturday, according to local news reports. Emergency services were called to the ...

On this day, April 12, 1861, the Civil War began when the Confederates opened fire on Fort Sumter, South Carolina.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park will commemorate the 248 Anniversary of the Battle of Sullivan’s Island with Carolina Day events. Carolina Day is observed ...

SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. (WCIV) — The 248th anniversary of the Battle of Sullivan's Island will be commemorated by Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park at the end of June. On Saturday ...

Rising sea levels have made repairs to the historic site necessary. Some would rather fight global warming.

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 ...

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 ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Two South Carolina lawmakers have proposed that the site where the Civil War began be raised in status to a national park. U.S. Sen. Tim Scott and U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford on ...