The Battle of Sullivan’s Island was a key victory in South Carolina history that took place just days before the country ...

THE BATTLE OF FORT SUMTER.; The Charleston Courier publishes the following card: STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, HEAD-QUARTERS SURGEON GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

A mule was its only fatality, but the Battle of Fort Sumter 150 years ago nevertheless sparked the Civil War, ... During the winter of 1860-61, the citizens of Charleston (map), ...

She watched the Fort Sumter attack from one of Charleston's rooftops, where slaves had set up pre-dawn picnics for their masters and where, she recorded, there were prayers from the women and ...

The Battle of Fort Sumter in April 1861 marked the explosive start of the American Civil War. Confederate forces fired over 4,000 shells at the Union garrison in Charleston Harbor, forcing a ...

Battle of Fort Sumter Anniversary. Special | 56s Video has Closed Captions | CC. April 12 marks the anniversary of the start of the American Civil War in 1861. In Charleston, SC, the American ...

Sumter took the shelling in silence, but Battery Gregg, Fort Moultrie and the Sullivan's Island guns fought back "with great spirit." The battle raged on into the early hours of Sept. 2.

Learn about Civil War history at Fort Sumter National Monument is ranked #21 out of 28 things to do in Charleston, SC. See pictures and our review of Learn about Civil War history at Fort Sumter ...

The defenders of Fort Sumter seemed so unfazed with the Union firepower that when they saw the ironclads approaching, they raised the Palmetto Flag, fired a 13-gun salute and then got the ...