The Civil War began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina ... National Archives and ...

The Civil War began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter ... scoured official records of the battle on Feb. 20, 1865 (two months before the end of the war).

Manifest Destiny drives U.S. expansion; abolitionists fight to stop slavery. Manifest Destiny drives U.S. expansion. The U.S. provokes a war with Mexico, taking California and much of the Southwest.

But the most notorious incident at River Raisin occurred after the battle, when Indians attacked ... Key witnessed the bombardment of a fort called Sumter. “It’s all history in a blender ...

The following year he led the unit during the Battle of the Wilderness, where he was severely wounded. Curiously, before ... After Confederate forces opened fire on the federal garrison at Fort ...

But before he could return ... Charlestonians to fire on Fort Sumter in 1861, bringing on the most devastating war in American history. Though Emanuel reopened after the Civil War, the name ...

This photo was taken in 1867, but it’s nonetheless true that work like this began before the Civil War ended and that ... year that Union forces took the city scant weeks after the Battle of Fort ...

In April 1861, cannons opened fire on Fort Sumter—and the American Civil War began. This is the tense standoff that turned ...

While touring historic Fort Sumter with the National Park Service, we spotted a Civil War artillery projectile still embedded in the brick wall—right where it struck over 160 years ago. Join us as we ...

GREENVILLE — Well, it’s not much to look at. But this small square of tattered, tawny fabric is believed to be a piece of the flag Union troops hoisted above Fort Sumter to announce their ...

Maps have been around since humans could communicate through drawings to describe the location of a specific place. Some of ...