CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Sunday marks 165 years since Confederate forces opened fire on the Union-held Fort Sumter in the Charleston Harbor, an attack that marked the start of the American Civil War.

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - On this day, April 12, 1861, the Civil War began when the Confederates opened fire on Fort Sumter, South Carolina. The fort, held by the Union, was surrendered a day later after ...

SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) — Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park is inviting the public to commemorate the 165th anniversary of the opening shots of the American Civil War on ...

If you think the country is hopelessly divided now, you should’ve seen us 165 years ago today. At 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, troops on James Island fired a shell high over Fort Sumter, its explosion ...