By Febrary 1, 1861 ... The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack, four more states -- Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee -- severed their ties with the Union.
The Montgomery Conference yesterday passed an act recognizing war with the United ... have no respect for the flag of either the Palmetto State or the Federal Union, but who will attack friend ...
American Civil War quickly showed both sides the costs of war. Each year proved a drain as the human toll became apparent. Thus the creation of the 54th Regiment. By 1863, the Union realized it had a ...
On April 12, 1861, Captain George ... retreat and the start of the Civil War. Exhibits at Fort Sumter help explain the tensions that led South Carolina to be the first state to secede the union.