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.

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.

The Civil War began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, on April 12, 1861. The war ended in spring 1865; Robert E. Lee surrendered the last major ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Richmond Auctions is hosting its Spring Premier Firearms & Sportsman Advertising Auction on Saturday, featuring a couple of historical items. The auction, which ...

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 ...

A highlight is the surrender flag from Fort Sumter, waved during the Civil War when Maj. Robert Anderson surrendered the fort to Confederate forces. The artifact is accompanied by a detailed ...

Bernou’s map shows the Black River just north of Fort McCoy. The next monumental map to display the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest in greater detail was Guillaume de l’Isle’s and Philippe ...