The Civil War began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861.

At the Second Battle of Petersburg in 1864 ... following the bombardment of Fort Sumter – the start of the Civil War. The First Defenders – two units from Pottsville and one each from ...

But after the first guns at Fort Sumter, when Lincoln called for 75,000 ... to probe the roads ahead—not to start a battle, but to make the Rebels think the army was aiming directly for Manassas.

Arlie “Ross” Williford Jr. age 73, of Knoxville, TN, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, April 13, 2025, after a courageous four-year battle with cancer. Ross was a ...

A battle scene, in blue and red ink and bearing ... After Confederate forces opened fire on the federal garrison at Fort Sumter in South Carolina, on April 12, 1861, President Lincoln asked ...

That’s because that was the year that Union forces took the city scant weeks after the Battle of Fort Sumter, which means that some of the war’s first casualities fell here. After that occurred, ...

Charleston, South Carolina became the ignition point for the U.S. Civil War when Confederate forces bombarded Fort Sumter, ...

GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – The makeshift flag soldiers at Fort Sumter used to signal their surrender to the Confederate army, kick-starting the American Civil War will be sold this month ...

Richmond Auctions is hosting its Spring Premier Firearms & Sportsman Advertising Auction on Saturday, featuring a multitude of historical items.