We noticed an artillery projectile found lodged in the brick wall of Civil War FORT SUMTER during a historic tour with the ...

Civil War artillery has been discovered within its walls. Join us as we explore the significance of this historical relic.

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 ...

The Civil War began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina ... asks Powers. An old, ...

But this small square of tattered, tawny fabric is believed to be a piece of the flag Union troops hoisted above Fort Sumter to announce their surrender — and the start of the Civil War.

Authorized in 1827 by Secretary of War John C. Calhoun, Fort Sumter was still not finished when the nation slid into civil war over sectional issues. Nevertheless, it became the “flashpoint for the ...