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South Carolina in the American Civil War
Charleston in the American Civil WarOn the 20th of December 1860, South Carolina became the first state to vote for secession from the United States. This decision followed a presidential…
South Carolina Declaration of SecessionThe secession convention of South Carolina convened in December 1860 following the election of Abraham Lincoln. A committee of seven members drafted the…
Army of the TennesseeIn September 1861, Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant established his headquarters at the river port of Cairo, Illinois.
Western theater of the American Civil WarThe western theater of the American Civil War encompassed major military operations in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, Kentucky…
Fort SumterConstruction began in 1829 on an artificial island created from a sand bar in Charleston Harbor. Seventy thousand tons of granite arrived from New England to…
South Carolina in the American Civil WarOn the 17th of December 1860, delegates gathered in Columbia to vote on leaving the United States. They cast a unanimous ballot of 169 votes for secession.
Fort MoultrieOn the 28th of June 1776, a fleet of nine British warships approached Sullivan's Island under Admiral Sir Peter Parker. The fort they targeted was incomplete…