Part of the Harbor Defence of Charleston during World War II, the former battery belonged to the Marshall Military ...

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 such hidden gem is Fort Moultrie, perched on Sullivan's Island. This fort, predating Fort Sumter, played a crucial role in the Revolutionary War, repelling a British attack in 1776.

Special talks with park rangers about the Revolutionary War – 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m. On Sunday, there will be an open living history encampment from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. for ...

Lecturer Colleen Plimpton provided an introduction to her lecture about how plants were used by colonists in early America and during the Revolutionary War as medicines, supplies, food ...

For black people, what mattered most was freedom. As the Revolutionary War spread through every region, those in bondage sided with whichever army promised them personal liberty. The British ...

In June 2025, the National Museum of the United States Army near Fort Belvoir, Va., will open a new exhibit focusing on the Revolutionary War. Army units and public communities can learn more ...

For most Americans of the time, the Revolutionary War was a struggle for freedom and an independent nation. However, for members of the church it represented a conflict between loyalty to an ...

TICONDEROGA — As the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution approaches, Fort Ticonderoga is ready ... the site of the first Revolutionary War tourism,” Dr. Matthew Keagle, Fort ...

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