which touched off the Civil War. Usually, books about Sumter end at this point. But Hatcher carries the story of the fort through the entire war. For two years after the capture of Sumter, the fort ...

On April 12, 1861, barely a month after Lincoln took office, Confederate forces fired on Union troops at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, and the Civil War began. Lincoln acted swiftly, wielding more ...

and on April 12 they attacked Fort Sumter, a federal stronghold in Charleston, South Carolina. Federal troops returned the fire. The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack ...

Nearly 150 years after the Civil War, Bill Gwaltney explains why its lessons are still relevant today. This April marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War’s first battle, at Fort Sumter in South ...

Confederate flags will fly above the parade ground inside Fort Sumter after being removed from the ... historical display at the fort where the Civil War began. The display will include flags ...