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 ...

A year-long construction project at Fort Moultrie will limit some activities at the historic visitor destination while work is underway. An aging worn-out dock that serves as the primary water ...

Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park has announced the temporary closure of the Fort Moultrie Dock effective March 5. The Fort Moultrie Dock is the primary point for operation ...

At Fort Moultrie they are still at work at the extension of the glaces around the southwest side of the work. But few vessels are in port. Some of the soldiers whose terms of enlistment have ...