ONCE A CIVIL WAR

The U.S. Civil War: Was it one nation divided, remaking itself, or two nations at war? There is no one answer. But every day was a day of great change.

Saturday, November 2, 2013

November 3, 1863---Fort Sumter in ruins

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NOVEMBER 3, 1863:             After months of ‘round-the-clock shelling by the Union, Fort Sumter is nothing but a huge heap of rub...
Friday, November 1, 2013

November 2, 1863---Edward Everett is asked to deliver the Gettysburg Address

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NOVEMBER 2, 1863:             President Abraham Lincoln is invited to attend the dedication ceremonies of the new National Military...
Thursday, October 31, 2013

November 1, 1863---Longstreet goes to Knoxville

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NOVEMBER 1, 1863:           After The Richmond Examiner publishes a scathing editorial criticizing General Braxton Bragg for his fa...
Wednesday, October 30, 2013

October 31, 1863---The Siege of Charleston goes on . . .

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OCTOBER 31, 1863:              The seemingly endless siege of Charleston, South Carolina continues. Bombarded by Union forces on la...
Tuesday, October 29, 2013

October 30, 1863---“I will show them how a Confederate Soldier can die.”

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OCTOBER 30, 1863:              John Nichols, one of only two members of the Confederate guerrilla band “James Johnson’s Boys” is ha...
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