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Star of the West fired upon in Charleston Harbor
January 9, 1861 - The unarmed vessel, Star of the West, arrives to reinforce the Federal garrison of soldiers at Ft. Sumter in Charleston harbor and is fired upon by southerners. The reinforcements ar… more »
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“Unconditional surrender!” Grant.
tellinghistory wrote 4 months ago: “No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted.”Union General Ulysses S. … more »
Star of the West fired upon in Charleston Harbor
tellinghistory wrote 5 months ago: January 9, 1861 - The unarmed vessel, Star of the West, arrives to reinforce the Federal garrison of … more »
A Bivouac Fire on the Potomac
tellinghistory wrote 6 months ago: Bivouac on a Mountain side Walt Whitman (1819-1892) I see before me now a traveling army halting, B … more »
Harper’s Weekly, June 14, 1862 - account of the abduction of the Planter
tellinghistory wrote 1 year ago: Harper’s Weekly published a prominent article called “The Steamer Planter and Her Captor,” Jun … more »
Why did the average Southerner fight?
tellinghistory wrote 1 year ago: Contrary to popular Northern belief, the average Southerner was not fighting for slavery. Owning sla … more »
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