Six days after South Carolina seceded from the Union, the commander of Charleston's forts decided to move his men to Fort Sumter.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

The Charleston Museum displays objects that came from the "low country" -- the land along South Carolina's coast.

VOA: special.2010.07.09

On his second day as president, Lincoln received some bad news from Fort Sumter at Charleston,South Carolina.

VOA: special.2009.08.06

The southerners wanted him to recognize South Carolina and order all federal troops out of Charleston Harbor.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

Soldiers of the new Confederate States of America shelled the Union base at Fort Sumter, built on an island in Charleston Harbor in South Carolina.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

A heavy mortar roared, sending a shell high over the harbor at Charleston,South Carolina.

VOA: special.2009.08.13

When the ship arrived in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina soldiers were waiting.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

The Democratic nominating convention opened in April in Charleston, South Carolina.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

In one photograph called "Charleston,South Carolina,"

VOA: special.2009.03.23