April 12 marks the anniversary of the start of the American Civil War in 1861. In Charleston, SC, the American Civil War began on April 12, 1861 when Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard's artillery ...

One of the opponents of removing the monument to P.G.T. Beauregard, the Confederate general, from the entrance to City Park said Wednesday that it would sue the park if it ...

CIVIL WAR BREAKS OUT—THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR BEGAN ON APRIL 12, 1861, when General P.G.T. Beauregard opened fire on Union-held Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston.