How could Americans be such nice and decent people and support someone so debasing, so deranged, so hate-filled? It was the ...

The 248th anniversary of the Battle of Sullivan's Island will be commemorated by Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park at the end of June. On Saturday, June 29, and Sunday ...

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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 ...

The tale begins with Bell in Washington, D.C., “awaiting orders, thermometer 110° in the shade.” More than anything, he wants ...

The battle that ensued is known historically as the Battle of the Bulge. The courage and fortitude of the American Soldier was tested against great adversity. Nevertheless, the quality of his ...

The Confederates opened fire on Fort Sumter and, in doing so, began the Civil War. Seven Southern states had already broken away from the Union when the First Battle of Bull Run began. This first ...

GILBERT, and myself had become separated from the rest of the Bohemians, and thinking the battle might soon begin, wished to find a position that commanded a view of the fort and the river.

Bannockburn. If there is a fact every Scot knows, it is who won the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314; although it did not bring outright victory in the war, which lay 14 years in the future and would ...

For four straight years, Union and Confederate soldiers battled during the bloodiest war in American history. Both sides suffered unprecedented casualties, and the severe lack of infrastructure ...

Early in the summer of 1758, as the British began bombarding Louisbourg, Montcalm had managed a stunning victory at Fort Carillon. Sixteen thousand British troops led by General James Abercromby ...

The longest and largest annual Canadian battle reenactment is taking place right on our doorstep this weekend. The Annual Siege of Old Fort Erie Reenactment features countless reenactors who come ...