The fort was constructed in 1808 as part of President Thomas Jefferson’s Second System Coastal Defense Initiative and was named after Revolutionary War patriot James Jackson. Local Confederate ...

The U.S. steamer Fort Jackson, (2d rate,) B.F. SANDS ... "Presented to Lieutenant JAMES S. THORNTON, U.S.N., by the insurance companies of Philadelphia, for zeal and gallantry in the memorable ...

Allen Burtram, 34, was found dead at Fort Jackson on Dec. 8 after failing to ... He was later identified as Pvt. James Noel Zamora. June 2023: A Marine recruit died in what was called a "non ...

A second drill sergeant has been found dead at Fort Jackson in South Carolina in a little over a week. Army Staff Sgt. Zachary L. Melton, 30, was found unresponsive in his car Saturday after he ...

A 22-year-old soldier who died last month during basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, has been identified as Pvt. Gabriel Perez, Army officials have announced. Perez, of Anchorage ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Fort Jackson has revealed the identity of a soldier who died during training last week. The soldier was identified as 22-year-old Pvt. Gabriel J. Perez, an active-duty soldier in ...