The National Park Service is partnering with the American Battlefield Trust to host Park Day on April 6 starting at 10 a.m. at Fort Moultrie, located at 1214 Middle St, Sullivan’s Island.

During the winter of 1860-61, the citizens of Charleston (map), South Carolina ... enough blood to fill a thimble. But the Battle of Fort Sumter was a call to arms for both sides.

During the winter of 1860-61, the citizens of Charleston (map), South Carolina ... (See Civil War reenactment pictures.) The Battle of Fort Sumter As March turned to April, Lincoln, having ...

In Charleston, SC, the American ... on Fort Sumter at 4:30 a.m. on April 12. When the bombardment ended 34 hours later, Major Anderson surrendered the fort to the Confederates. This battle caused ...

and the Mexican-American War, he was a national hero. But that April, he was so infirm and, at 300 pounds, so overweight that he couldn't ride a horse. After Fort Sumter fell, Scott wanted his ...

Immediately upon the flag being struck at Fort Sumter, I proceeded to that fortress to tender my assistance and Hospital at Mount Pleasant, to Major ANDERSON, and was gratified to learn ...