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 ...

"No Name Beach," a sandbar that has grown large enough to connect Fort Sumter and James Island at mid tide and low tide could ...

A year-long construction project at Fort Moultrie will limit some activities at the historic visitor destination ... for Fort Moultrie and for Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor.

You probably remember Fort Sumter as the place where ... visit the National Park Service website. Charleston’s Old South Carriage Historic Horse & Carriage Tour (8659 reviews) ...

Officials with the National Park Service said the nearly 50 ... first phase of a project to ultimately replace the Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter docks and enhance the Liberty Square dock in ...

The National Parks Service is hosting an event to celebrate the recent inclusions of Fort Sumter and ... and at 1pm a park ranger will lead a walking tour of the Fort Moultrie grounds to show ...

A retired National Parks historian for Forts Sumter and Moultrie, Richard Hatcher opens this ... a tourist attraction and its transfer to the National Park Service. In telling the story of the fort, ...

Fort Sumter National Monument Superintendent Tim Stone said Monday the flags will be part of an historical display at the fort where the Civil War began. The display will include flags that flew ...

FORT SUMTER, Monday, Feb. 25 ... at the different batteries there. At Fort Moultrie they are still at work at the extension of the glaces around the southwest side of the work.