BEAUREGARD and Major ANDERSON previous to the bombardment of Fort Sumter. Only a telegraphic abstract has been previously published: [Copy.] HEAD-QUARTERS PROVISIONAL ARMY, C.S.A., CHARLESTON ...

Charleston, South Carolina became the ignition point for the U.S. Civil War when Confederate forces bombarded Fort Sumter, ...

A Charleston, South Carolina surrender flag, Confederate documents, and Union soldier items among historic Civil War artifacts and memorabilia for sale.

CHARLESTON, Saturday, April 15, 1865. I have already given you as full a report as your crowded columns will admit, of the proceedings at Fort Sumter on the occasion of the raising of the national ...

Key Highlight: Fort Sumter is a must-see, especially for kids and history buffs. You probably remember Fort Sumter as the place where the first shot of the Civil War was fired back in 1861.

With our cover story in this issue about the bombardment of Fort Sumter by Confederate artillery, we begin our coverage of the Civil War’s sesquicentennial. Over the next four years, we plan 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...