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Category Archives: American Civil War
The Civil War Begins
The bloodiest four years in American history begin when Confederate shore batteries under General P.G.T. Beauregard open fire on Union-held Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Bay. During the next 34 hours, 50 Confederate guns and mortars launched more than 4,000 rounds at the poorly supplied fort. On April 13, U.S. Major Robert Anderson surrendered [...]
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1. Who was president during the Civil War? B. Lincoln 2. The first big battle of the Civil War took place at Fort Sumter. Which state was it in? B. South Carolina 3. The soldiers who fought for the Union side were mostly from ? A. North side note (11 southern slave states declared their [...]
Civil War Places
The Civil War, Part 1: The Places http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/02/the-civil-war-part-1-the-places/100241/ Feb 8, 2012 | 261 Last year marked the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War, a milestone commemorated by The Atlantic in a special issue (now available online). Although photography was still in its infancy, war correspondents produced thousands of images, [...]