This April marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War’s first battle, at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. For the next four years, national park units across the country will host special events to ...

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 ...

You probably remember Fort Sumter as the place where the first shot of the Civil War was fired back in 1861. Today, you can see for yourself where all the action happened by taking a ferry to the ...

How much do you know about the Civil War? Our history quiz covers some of the basic Civil War questions that we feel are ...

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 ...

Christmas in America wasn't always the huge festive cultural movement we know today. The Puritans made the celebration of ...

Fort McAllister State Park will continue a decades-long tradition of hosting a reenactment of its capture by Union General ...

Fort McAllister State Park will continue a decades-long tradition of hosting a reenactment of its capture by Union General ...

But 160 years ago on Dec. 13, 1864, as part of Gen. William T. Sherman’s “March to the Sea” campaign, Union soldiers captured ...