Today, April 12, is the 150th anniversary of the fall of Ft. Sumter, which officially began the Civil War in 1861.
Civil War Trust: Civil War Sesquicentennial Home.
That’s really not long ago, in historical terms. The lifetime of two old men. What a tragedy, certainly the lowest point of American history. With what zeal Americans on both sides slaughtered each other. Our bloodiest war was with each other. What a scandal was slavery in this land of the free, and what a sacrifice it took to end it.
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