We noticed an artillery projectile found lodged in the brick wall of Civil War FORT SUMTER during a historic tour with the ...
Children 3 and younger are free. The National Park Service highly recommends purchasing your ferry ride tickets in advance, which you can do at the Fort Sumter Tours website. The visitor center is ...
Fort Sumter has been added to the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, according to the National Park Service. The ...
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 following table, showing the rank and record of the gentlemen now in command at Fort Sumter, will be interesting at this time: Names. Regiment or Corps. Appo'd from. Major R. Anderson ...