The questions of who may suspend the privilege of the writ and under what circumstances emerged in the spring of 1861. On April 12, Confederate forces fired on U.S.-controlled Fort Sumter in ...

On April 12, 1861, Confederates fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor, galvanizing Santa Cruz, as Republicans and most local Democrats — no matter their view on slavery ...

But small boats, tugs, and steamers of light draft can enter the harbor through North Channel, Swash Channel, or Overall Channel, and thus escape the batteries on Morris Island altogether.

THE FORTIFICATIONS IN CHARLESTON HARBOR. Share full article Jan. 16, 1861 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from January 16, 1861, Page 2 Buy Reprints View on ...

Most folks will tell you the Civil War began April 12, 1861, with the first shots fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Many historians, however, say the war actually began 164 years ago this ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- The College of Charleston has received a large federal grant to help restore some of the last remaining features of a Civil War-era fort on James Island, the National Park ...

At 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, Confederate guns opened fire. Over two days, more than 3,300 shells and balls would rain across the harbor. But they never succeeded in actually breaching the walls.

On Dec. 26, Anderson moved his command to Fort Sumter. The Fort, built on an artificial island at the entrance to Charleston harbor, would be much easier to defend if war broke out.

Fort Sumter, where the Civil War started in 1861, is located in the middle of Charleston Harbor, and is only accessible by ferry rides. The Civil War is America's deadliest war, with Reid saying ...