"No Name Beach," a sandbar that has grown large enough to connect Fort Sumter and James Island at mid tide and low tide could ...

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 ...

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Calhoun, Fort Sumter was still not finished when the nation slid into civil war over sectional issues. Nevertheless, it became the “flashpoint for the Civil War in 1861” (p. xi). With the secession of ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As one of the original 13 colonies in the United States, South Carolina has experienced the evolution of the U.S. and many of its trials ...

With good-looking cities and towns, sandy beaches and Lowcountry locales, South Carolina is home to ... Civil War history buffs can tour Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, savvy Instagrammers ...