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

The Battle of Fort Sumter in April 1861 marked the explosive start of the American Civil ... after 36 hours of intense bombardment. Although the battle was nearly bloodless, its symbolism ignited ...

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 ...

April 9 marks the 160th anniversary of the day America’s Civil War ended when General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the ...

On April 12, 1975, the U.S. military evacuated Americans from the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, as part of Operation ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

About the only thing the North and South agreed on was that neither wanted to start the American Civil War. If President Abraham Lincoln surrendered Fort Sumter ... the war. After meeting with ...