155 years ago today (April 12th, 1861) the American Civil War began with the bombardment of Fort Sumter.
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April 12th, 1861
Posted: April 12, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: american civil war, american history, civil war, confederacy, fort sumter, history, south carolina, the civil war, union, united states
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April 14th
Posted: April 14, 2015 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: april 14th, civil war, ford's theater, john wilkes booth, lincoln assassination
On this day in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln attended Ford’s Theater to see a production of Our American Cousin. While Lincoln was watching the play, he was assassinated by southern sympathizer, John Wilkes Booth.
Now, the irony. . . . several weeks prior to this, Lincoln had a dream. In his dream, he was walking through the White House and heard weeping. He asked someone what happened and they told him that the president had been assassinated. In the dream, Lincoln saw a coffin in the East Room. His dream came to pass on that fateful night.
April 9th
Posted: April 13, 2015 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: 1865, appomattox, april 9th, civil war history, surrender, wilmer mclean
On this day in 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the Civil War. Now the irony . . . The surrender took place at the home of Wilmer McLean. Four years previously, McLean and his family lived 150 miles from this location, near Manassas, Virginia. The First Battle of Bull Run, fought in July 1861, took place near McLean’s house. McLean purportedly said: “The war began in my front yard and ended in my parlor”.
April 12th
Posted: April 12, 2015 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: 1861, april 12th, fort sumter, on this day, the civil war
On this day in 1861, the Civil War officially began with the bombing of Fort Sumter by Confederate artillery. Now the irony . . . The Federal commander of Fort Sumter was Major Robert Anderson and the commander of the Confederate forces was General P.G.T. Beauregard. While attending West Point Military Academy before the war, General Beauregard was a student of Major Anderson. Though from Kentucky and married to a Georgia woman, Major Anderson remained loyal to the Union throughout the war.
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