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How the American Civil War began

The American Civil War erupted in 1861 with the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, followed soon after by the First Battle of ...
On July 4, the United States of America will celebrate its 250th anniversary. There’s also another major historical ...
In April 1861, Confederate forces fired on Union-held Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, igniting the American Civil War. The bombardment marked the start of four years of conflict. Donald Trump ...
A retired National Parks historian for Forts Sumter and Moultrie, Richard Hatcher opens this new work on the history of Sumter with a look at its origins, as part of the nation’s coastal defense ...
Same as his "History of the fall of Fort Sumpter", 1896, with list of illustrations and plan added. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball ...