Nobody expected that one day this fort would be the target of fellow Americans." Erik Larson, author of :"The Demon of Unrest," and correspondent Anthony Mason at Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor.

April 12 marks the anniversary of the start of the American Civil War in 1861. In Charleston, SC, the American Civil War began on April 12, 1861 when Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard's artillery ...

A look at what happened April 7-12, 1861, before the firing on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The shots fired spurred the start of the Civil War.

The iconic fort known as Fort Sumter is where the American Civil War erupted. Today, it stands tall as a weathered beacon amidst the windswept waters of Charleston Harbor. With its timeworn brick ...

Mary Long walks through the barricades and halls of two historically important sea forts.

Fort Sumter and Charleston HarborThe April 1861 bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor (map) —pictured in 1863—had transformed the fort into a household name and a ...