It's the 165th anniversary of the Civil War, and the origin of the then-not-quite-finished Fort Sumter is an instructive ...

The Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park invites the public to commemorate the 165th anniversary of the ...

Rising sea levels have made repairs to the historic site necessary. Some would rather fight global warming.

Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie are waiving fees on Saturday to commemorate the 165th anniversary of the opening shots of the ...

This week 165 years ago, the Battle of Fort Sumter kicked off the Civil War. Erik Larson’s book — “The Demon of Unrest” — focuses on the few months between the election of Abraham Lincoln to the White ...

The United States is celebrating its 250th anniversary this year, and what better way to honor Fort Sumter than with some ...

April 12th holds significant weight in American history. It witnessed the start of the Civil War at Fort Sumter in 1861.

On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter, a Union garrison in the harbor of Charleston, S.C. The ...