The 248th anniversary of the Battle of Sullivan's Island will be commemorated by Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park at the end of June. On Saturday, June 29, and Sunday ...

How could Americans be such nice and decent people and support someone so debasing, so deranged, so hate-filled? It was the ...

The tale begins with Bell in Washington, D.C., “awaiting orders, thermometer 110° in the shade.” More than anything, he wants ...

You probably remember Fort Sumter as the place where the first shot of the Civil War was fired back in 1861. Today, you can see for yourself where all the action happened by taking a ferry to the ...

The 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter sparked the American Civil War. From the garrison's 19th-century beginnings to its current use as a National Historical Park, here are 10 fascinating facts about ...

This Congressional Gold Medal was awarded on December 17, 1863 to General Grant after his victory at Vicksburg. The battle of ...

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 battle that ensued is known historically as the Battle of the Bulge. The courage and fortitude of the American Soldier was tested against great adversity. Nevertheless, the quality of his ...

William Waud’s sketches predate the attack on Fort Sumter and offer a glimpse into ... At the December 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg, Arthur Lumley, a Dublin-born Irishman working for theNew ...

The Confederates opened fire on Fort Sumter and, in doing so, began the Civil War. Seven Southern states had already broken away from the Union when the First Battle of Bull Run began. This first ...

GILBERT, and myself had become separated from the rest of the Bohemians, and thinking the battle might soon begin, wished to find a position that commanded a view of the fort and the river.

The longest and largest annual Canadian battle reenactment is taking place right on our doorstep this weekend. The Annual Siege of Old Fort Erie Reenactment features countless reenactors who come ...