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.

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 ...

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 ...

Located in Charleston harbor, Fort Sumter was still held by Union forces in April 1861, despite South Carolina's secession in 1860. National Park Service historian Mark Maloy described the events ...

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 ...

I shall now present a resume of a series of papers relating to the Confederate defence of the fort at the time it was attacked by Admiral DUPONT, with the iron-clad fleet, in April, 1863, View ...