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 ...

SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – A dock a Fort Moultrie will close for roughly ... Officials with the National Park Service said the nearly 50-year-old dock has deteriorated to a point that ...

Fort Sumter National Monument is perched on a small island in Charleston Harbor several miles southwest of the city. Ferries to the monument depart from the Fort Sumter visitor center (in ...