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A behind-the-scenes look at the 2 weeks leading up to the firing on Fort Sumter: Part 2
A look at what happened April 7-12, 1861, before the firing on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The shots fired ...
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This day in history
Four of the bloodiest years in American history begin when Confederate shore batteries under General Pierre G.T. Beauregard ...
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Fort Sumter surrender flag to be auctioned in South Carolina’s Upstate
The makeshift flag soldiers at Fort Sumter used to signal their surrender to the Confederate army, kick-starting the American ...
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Fort Sumter National Monument
You probably remember Fort Sumter as the place where the first shot of the Civil War was fired back in 1861. Today, you can see for yourself where all the action happened by taking a ferry to the ...
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Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie
On April 12, 1861, Captain George S. James fired the first Confederate shot at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, leading to a siege, a Union retreat and the start of the Civil War. Exhibits ...
Surrender Flag from Fort Sumter and More Standout Items Headed to Auction
Richmond Auctions is thrilled to host its multi-day Spring Premier Firearms & Sportsman Advertising Auction on April 25th and ...
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A behind-the-scenes look at the 2 weeks leading up to the firing on Fort Sumter: Part 1
If President Abraham Lincoln surrendered Fort Sumter, as South Carolina demanded, he would be acknowledging the end of the Union, which he said he would never do in his inaugural address.
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From Fort Sumter.
TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of ...