Kings and Generals continues its animated historical documentary series with a new focus on the American Civil War. This ...

The call to get more fiber into your diet used to provoke some eye-rolling. Fiber is not exactly the most glamorous nutrient.

American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

You probably remember Fort Sumter as the place where the first shot of the Civil War was fired back in 1861. Today, you can see for yourself where all the action happened by taking a ferry to 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 ...

One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...

The public is invited to a free showing of the award-winning Civil War movie “Glory” on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m. at the ...

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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 ...

Confederate flags will fly above the parade ground inside Fort Sumter after being removed from the fort’s outer wall following the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners at Charleston’s ...