"The Demon of Unrest": Recounting the first shots of the Civil War
Author Erik Larson visits Fort Sumter in Charleston, S.C., where he discusses "the single most consequential day in American ...
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Historic Beaufort inn with Civil War ties reopens after extensive renovation (PHOTOS)
A longtime Beaufort inn with a rich history has reopened after undergoing an extensive renovation. Cuthbert House is now open ...
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A Timetable of The Most Important Events of The American Civil War
The American Civil War, fought from 1861 to 1865, was a defining moment in this nation’s history settling the question of ...
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May 9, 1865: Civil War declared “virtually over,” but not quite
South Carolina, and South Georgia surrendered. The Northern Sub-District of Arkansas laid down their arms on May 11, ...
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South Carolina lawmakers rekindle bill limiting how topics like race are taught
"Can you talk about how South Carolina was led by rich white slave owners who convinced uneducated white tenant farmers to join in the war?" Jackson said. "What caused the Civil War? Was it ...
Maybe Erik Larson Should Have Left the Civil War Alone
In “The Demon of Unrest,” present-day political strife inspires a dramatic portrait of the run-up to the deadliest war on ...
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America’s next civil war has already started – this is how it will end
Marche says that when the first civil war happened in the 1860s, very few people in America saw it coming – even when the first battle began, at Fort Sumter, near Charleston, South Carolina.
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With tensions rising, book explores personalities behind the Civil War
Larson has taken half-forgotten bits of history and brought them back to life, in books like "Isaac's Storm" (about the 1906 ...
Lincoln's Civil War order to block Confederate ports donated to Illinois by governor and first lady
Illinois' governor and first lady have donated a key Civil War document signed by Abraham Lincoln to the presidential library ...
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How to Both-Sides a “Civil War”
Last week, I saw “Civil War,” the new film by the British ... abolitionists from Massachusetts, Populists from South Carolina, a demagogue in North Dakota, twentieth-century militias in ...