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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 North ...

Fort Sumter is a sea fort in Charleston, South Carolina, notable for two battles of the American Civil War. It was one of a number of many special forts planned after the War of 1812, combining high ...

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 ...

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 ...

SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park together have contributed more than $35.9 million towards the local economy in 2023, according to a new report ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Fort Sumter has been added to the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, according to the National Park Service. The Network to Freedom program consists of sites, programs, ...