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 ...

and on April 12 they attacked Fort Sumter, a federal stronghold in Charleston, South Carolina. Federal troops returned the fire. The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack ...

The city has marked the Battle of Nashville for decades. Now, a new effort is underway to preserve Fort Negley.

As the deadliest war in United States history, the Civil War is a period many would like to forget. However, it’s impossible ...

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

Team of cadaver dogs spent 2 days at Honey Hill battlefield to search for remains of soldiers killed in 1864 and never ...

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

Outdoor writer and photographer Corbet Deary is featured regularly in The Sentinel-Record. Today, Deary takes readers on a ...

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

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Students and professors at the University of Tennessee uncovered remnants of a Civil War trench in the heart of campus recently. State law requires excavation any time there is ...

His landmark, three-volume study of Franklin Roosevelt’s military leadership, “FDR at War,” offers extraordinary insights into the battles ... the siege of Fort Sumter, then issued a panicky ...