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Fort Sumter

The opening shot of the Civil War was fired on Fort Sumter, 4:30 a.m. April 12, 1861.

Occupation: Federal Military Government in the South

Approximately one hundred southern towns and cities were occupied by Union forces at one time or another…

Presidents Who Were Civil War Veterans

From 1869 to 1901, five U.S. Presidents were Civil War veterans: U.S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James…

David Glasgow Farragut

Biography of David Glasgow Farragut, America's First Admiral

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