Tag Archives: Civil War

152 Years Ago

Posted on April 12, 2013 by vanbraman

152 Years ago, on April 12, 1851, shots were fired at Fort Sumter. The bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter was the first conflict of the Civil War or War Between the States. Of course, tension between the states had … Continue reading →

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Confederates in the Attic?

Posted on July 7, 2012 by vanbraman

I just finished reading a great book about the continuing effects of the Civil War from the perspective of the South. Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War by Tony Horwitz looks at how memories of the … Continue reading →

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