The National Parks Service is inviting the public to commemorate the 165th anniversary of the outbreak of the American Civil War right where it began.On April 1 ...

(WHTM) — On Dec. 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union following the election of Abraham Lincoln as President. At the time U.S. Army Major Robert Anderson commanded ...

April 12 marks the anniversary of the start of the American Civil War in 1861. In Charleston, SC, the American Civil War began on April 12, 1861 when Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard's artillery ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A man accused of pulling on a support pole at Fort Sumter is facing federal charges. They said he caused about $1,000 in damage by "forcibly pulling on a support pole or ...

According to legend, faces can be seen imprinted on two of Fort Sumter’s authentic battle flags which flew over the fort during the Civil War- The Union “Storm Flag” and the Confederate “Palmetto ...

Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor remains filled with 3 feet of water from Tropical Storm Irma's rains and tidal surge, the National Park Service said Tuesday afternoon. There was some damage to the ...

Fort Sumter is expected to remain closed for at least a few more days while the National Park Service works to dry out its interior and repair its tour boat dock. Dawn Davis was among the National ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – An item believed to be an old cannonball was safely removed from Fort Sumter over the weekend. The fort, now a popular tourist destination that sits on an island in the ...

CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - Sunday marks the longest government shutdown in U.S. history and local businesses are still feeling the effects. Many national parks are closed including Fort Sumter, but on ...

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