CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — American historians did what they do best this weekend and that’s tell the story of history. The first shots of the Civil War took place in Charleston at Fort ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Fort Sumter has been added to the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, according to the National Park Service. The Network to Freedom program consists of sites, programs, ...

Charleston, South Carolina became the ignition point for the U.S. Civil War when Confederate forces bombarded Fort Sumter, ...

SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park together have contributed more than $35.9 million towards the local economy in 2023, according to a new report ...

GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – The makeshift flag soldiers at Fort Sumter used to signal their surrender to the Confederate army, kick-starting the American Civil War will be sold this month at an ...

FORT SUMTER, S.C. -- It's been 150 years since the Confederates opened fire on this fortress, which is located on a small man-made island off the coast of Charleston. Those opening salvos were fired ...

The ferry ride to the middle of Charleston Harbor can be a journey back in time. In 1860, Fort Sumter, the federal sea fortress guarding Charleston, became a flash point in the tensions between North ...

Visit Fort Sumter and you'll see a historic Civil War-era flag collection. It includes a Palmetto Guard flag, a U.S. 33-star storm flag and U.S. 33-star garrison flags. The banners have been there 20 ...

A group of seven Charleston County lawmakers met with speakers from various Civil War historical societies Monday night at Fort Sumter to discuss plans for a Sesquicentennial commemoration of the war ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The historic Civil War-era flag collection at Fort Sumter will soon be removed for preservation. The flags consist of the Palmetto Guard, Unites States 33-star storm and ...

SULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – After more than 20 years on display, Fort Sumter’s historic Civil War-era flag collection will be removed for conservation this month. Fort Sumter’s Civil War-era flag ...

A retired National Parks historian for Forts Sumter and Moultrie, Richard Hatcher opens this new work on the history of Sumter with a look at its origins, as part of the nation’s coastal defense ...