History: Florida paid dearly for its role in the Civil War, winding up both broken and broke for years afterward ...

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

The makeshift flag soldiers at Fort Sumter used to signal their surrender to the Confederate army, kick-starting the American ...

1861: Fort Sumter in South Carolina fell to Confederate forces in the first battle of the Civil War. 1873: Members of the pro-White, paramilitary White League ...

Officials with the Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park are seeking a letter of support from Charleston County Council to name the boating spot "Fort Sumter Beach." Charleston ...

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 ...

Richmond Auctions is thrilled to host its multi-day Spring Premier Firearms & Sportsman Advertising Auction on April 25th and ...

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

Authorized in 1827 by Secretary of War John C. Calhoun, Fort Sumter was still not finished when the nation slid into civil war over sectional issues. Nevertheless, it became the “flashpoint for the ...

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