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 at an auction house in Greenville.

The Civil War movie stars Denzel Washington, who won an Academy Award for his performance. And there is a local connection, as the 52nd PA regiment, known as the Luzerne Regiment, served nearby the ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Fort Sumter has been added to the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, according to the National Park Service. The Network to Freedom program consists of sites ...

SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park together have contributed more than $35.9 million towards the local economy in 2023, according to a new report ...

Despite the danger around him, Sgt. William H. Carney of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment survived, holding the flag aloft for an entire half hour on the fort’s parapet.

Carney, Shaw, and the rest of the 54th Massachusetts marched to the South in time to participate in the siege of Charleston, the city that many Northerners blamed for starting the Civil War. The ...

On June 2, 1863, Harriet Tubman led three hundred Black soldiers from the 2nd South Carolina Volunteer Regiment up the Combahee River in South Carolina to destroy an essential bridge, raid ...

The “54th,” as they were known, was the brainchild of Massachusetts Gov. John Andrew. The regiment formed due to Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, issued on Jan. 1, 1863.

SULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – After more than 20 years on display, Fort Sumter’s historic Civil War-era flag collection will be removed for conservation this month. Fort Sumter’s Civi… ...

On July 18, 1863, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, the first unit of Black volunteer soldiers formed during the war, led the unsuccessful assault that is depicted in the 1989 movie Glory.

Posted: Aug 8, 2022 / 08:40 AM EDT Updated: Aug 9, 2022 / 02:24 PM EDT CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – An item believed to be a historic ordnance was safely removed from Fort Sumter over the weekend.

A member of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment holds his head down during the ceremony. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) A wreath is placed in front of the memorial during the rededication ceremony.