Florida was home to several key forts during the Civil War, some of which saw military action. Many of these historic forts are now preserved as state or national parks for the public to visit. Editor ...

The American Civil War began with tension, but it erupted with cannon fire at Fort Sumter. What followed was the chaotic and shocking Battle of Bull Run, where both sides realized the war would not be ...

The National Parks Service is inviting the public to commemorate the 165th anniversary of the outbreak of the American Civil War right where it began.On April 1 ...

During our guided tour of Fort Sumter with the National Park Service, we discovered an original Civil War artillery shell still embedded in the fort’s brick wall. This powerful visual reminder of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fort Pickens is pictured in an engraving in 1861. Pickens: The first serious confrontation of the Civil War happened in Pensacola ...