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Fort Sumter: The First Shots of America's Bloodiest War

Charleston, South Carolina became the ignition point for the U.S. Civil War when Confederate forces bombarded Fort Sumter, one of the last Union strongholds in the South. The video dives into the ...
PBS

The Faces of Fort Sumter

According to legend, faces can be seen imprinted on two of Fort Sumter’s authentic battle flags which flew over the fort during the Civil War- The Union “Storm Flag” and the Confederate “Palmetto ...
Post and Courier

A behind-the-scenes look at the 2 weeks leading up to the firing on Fort Sumter: Part 2

Today’s column picks up where last Monday’s ended as we look back at the week before the first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter. We left off on April 6, 1861, when the first merchant ...
Post and Courier

When did the Civil War begin? Most say April 1861, but many historians say it started earlier.

Most folks will tell you the Civil War began April 12, 1861, with the first shots fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Many historians, however, say the war actually began 164 years ago this ...