So Fort Sumter is in a direct relation to the War of 1812. During that war, Britain goes up and burns down Washington, D.C.. After that, the President James Madison, is going to order a whole ...

We noticed an artillery projectile found lodged in the brick wall of Civil War FORT SUMTER during a historic tour with the ...

Key Highlight: Fort Sumter is a must-see, especially for kids and history buffs. You probably remember Fort Sumter as the place where the first shot of the Civil War was fired back in 1861.

On April 12, 1861, Captain George S. James fired the first Confederate shot at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, leading to a siege, a Union retreat and the start of the Civil War. Exhibits ...

The Civil War began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina ... with Doyle’s cannon placed outside the fort. An after-battle report stated that enemy ...

BEAUREGARD and Major ANDERSON previous to the bombardment of Fort Sumter. Only a telegraphic abstract has been previously published: [Copy.] HEAD-QUARTERS PROVISIONAL ARMY, C.S.A., CHARLESTON ...