One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...

Charleston, South Carolina, April 12, 1861 – the birthplace of secession, and tempers were on edge. In December 1860, the state of South Carolina declared itself independent and severed ties ...

He sat with them for an hour in prayer. Then he pulled his gun out and started shooting. And today our national numbness is wrapped in a Confederate flag. The young man who killed nine members of ...

a federal stronghold in Charleston, South Carolina. Federal troops returned the fire. The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack, four more states -- Virginia, Arkansas, North ...

Many travelers say you can't leave Charleston without strolling this ... live oaks in nearby White Point Garden where several Civil War relics and memorials commemorate the city's role in the ...

COLUMBIA — South Carolina lawmakers have chosen an artist and design for a Statehouse monument to Civil War legend Robert ... steamship the Planter in Charleston Harbor and sailed it to the ...