One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...

Fort Sumter National Monument is perched on a small ... Civil War relics and memorials commemorate the city's role in the battle. Start your tour of the Battery at the 8-acre Waterfront Park ...

The United States, he proclaimed, would hold Fort Sumter by all means possible. S.C. Gov. Francis Pickens announced he would not allow any U.S. ship to enter Charleston Harbor. He ordered both the ...

The following is an extract from a letter received in Albany from an officer of the United States Army on duty at Fort Sumter: JANUARY 12, 1861. MY DEAR SIR -- You know our position here.

The Confederates opened fire on Fort Sumter and, in doing so, began the Civil War. Seven Southern states had already broken ...

The following table, showing the rank and record of the gentlemen now in command at Fort Sumter, will be interesting at this time: Names. Regiment or Corps. Appo'd from. Major R. Anderson ...

In the distance, Fort Sumter sits among crashing waves ... surviving 11 hours of fire in the Battle of Sullivans Island. Its resiliency has garnered it the title of South Carolina’s tree. In more ...

The United States was deeply divided in 1861, as political tensions had been escalating for years. By the end of 1860, issues of slavery, states’ rights and congressional representation hit ...