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THE BATTLE OF FORT SUMTER.; The Charleston Courier publishes the following card: STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, HEAD-QUARTERS SURGEON GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
Immediately upon the flag being struck at Fort Sumter, I proceeded to that fortress to tender my assistance and Hospital at Mount Pleasant, to Major ANDERSON, and was gratified to learn ...
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From the Archives: The Battle of Fort Myers
The Civil War began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina ... 1865 — was the Battle of Fort Myers. Cathy Chestnut wrote about that battle in the Feb ...
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Fort Moultrie, Fort Sumter wrap up 162nd Civil War anniversary with rifle reenactments
"They were drastically outmanned and outgunned; of that battle, the firing off on US flag really started the Civil War," saidGary Alexander, a Park Ranger at Fort Sumter/Moultrie National Historic ...
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The Union flew the white flag of surrender at Fort Sumter. Now it's up for auction in Greenville.
GREENVILLE — Well, it’s not much to look at. But this small square of tattered, tawny fabric is believed to be a piece of the flag Union troops hoisted above Fort Sumter to announce their ...