He had experience in Congress as both a representative and senator, and had been secretary of war under President Franklin ...

We must become critical consumers of history again. Our present-day society demands it. We as black historians and consumers ...

Fort Sumter was the target of the first shots of the Civil War and once it was held by Confederate forces, represented a sizeable obstacle for escaped slaves. The NPS said at least three escapes ...

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 ...

In his article “Lincoln and Fort Sumter,” published in 1937, Charles Ramsdell explains that the ... Ramsdell observes that, “Because the Confederate authorities ordered the attack it is generally held ...

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One of the last Confederate strongholds has provided plenty ... the excavation of a bombproof room was another discovery at Fort Fisher. According to a story in the Nov. 10, 1978, edition of ...

Sumter United Ministries: Rebuilding Lives is asking the community for help as their food pantry is getting low.