Here’s what happened in April 1861, leading up to the firing on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, which spurred the launch of the American Civil War.

Named for Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski, this 19th-century fort was originally constructed ... graduating from West Point. During the Civil War, it was occupied by Confederate troops ...

driven by medical necessity brought about by the Civil War. Dr. Foster and others of his time had access to a growing and magnificent armamentarium of surgical instruments and innovations driven ...

In the 160 years since, researchers have repeatedly sought to quantify the Civil War’s staggering death ... released census returns from the 19th century, as well as census records linked ...

In the 19th century, over 250,000 Native Americans lived in the Great Plains -- between the Mississippi and Rocky Mountains. After the Civil War ... the Treaty of Fort Laramie granted the Sioux ...

The Old Fort will host a garrison event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 29. This winter-themed event will feature re-enactors ...