Destruction at Fort Sumter
See what followed for the pivotal location after the initial attack in April 1861.
Reenacting the Civil War
Go inside the re-creation of the Battle of Anderson by history buffs in South Carolina.
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Civil War Anniversary Events
See a sampling of Civil War sesquicentennial events and locales around the country.
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New Conflicts for Civil War Battlefields
Exactly at a moment when Americans seem more interested than ever in finding connections to the wartime past, much of that past is in danger of being lost.
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A Road Trip Through Hallowed Ground
Drive through America's rich history, visiting presidential estates, mountain vistas, battlefields, and rolling pastures.
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A Tale of Two Civil War Cities
This spring both Charleston, South Carolina, and Washington, D.C. are sounding a reveille that marks the start of a four-year-long series of commemorations.
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