The Civil War Day By Day Sesquicentennial Thread

[JTrainDavis]

Originally Posted by wildnkrazykat

I'd buy at least 3 copies

Originally Posted by TEX_VOLFAN

I want a signed copy please. k, thanks.

Lay off my damn book.

[Volst53]

Apr 13, 1861

After a 33-hour bombardment by Confederate cannons, Union forces surrender Fort Sumter in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor. The first engagement of the war ended in Rebel victory.

The first engagement of the war was over, and the only casualty had been a Confederate horse. The Union force was allowed to leave for the north; before leaving, the soldiers fired a 100-gun salute. During the salute, one soldier was killed and another mortally wounded by a prematurely exploding cartridge. The Civil War had officially begun.

[JTrainDavis]

May God Have Mercy on our Souls.

Thanks for the great post 53

[TEX_VOLFAN]

Originally Posted by JTrainDavis

Lay off my damn book.

Srs man!
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[JTrainDavis]

There was a Squadron of Cavalry called to arms in Hartford on March 12, 1861.

Marshal Ney would have jacked off to their uniforms.

[farmersdaughter]

One of the things that crosses my mind is that neither side saw the devastation coming. The wealthy southerners were having lavish succession parties in 1861, and wondering where their next meal was coming from by 1865.
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[DocVOLiday]

Great thread JTrain. Everybody (definately including myself) could use more history, especially about our very own countrys past struggles
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[JayVols]

Originally Posted by JTrainDavis

Someday, dude. Maybe 2115? I'm a wanton thinker, i just want to see it all.


Thanks Lyls, though, for remembering it

Put me down for an author signed copy.

[therealUT]

Originally Posted by JTrainDavis

April 12, 1861-South Carolina secessionists under P.G.T. Beaureguard, assisted by future Confederate Corps commander Stephen D. Lee, commence a bombardment of Fort Sumter, in Charleston Harbor.

The Rubicon has been crossed, though nobody knows the cost.

I am not sure I agree with that. Being that there were no casualties, I think there was still a huge opportunity for negotiations.

[tigervol9802]

I'm probably not going to post much other than ask questions, but this is an excellent idea of a thread.

Until I first visited Charleston, I had no idea that Ft. Sumter was an operational fort through WWI.

[Coach Grizz]

JTrain got a question? How many southern officers stayed with the union? I know Anderson (the leader of fort Sumter) was a Ky man, the officer that turned Arlington into a cemetery was from Georgia, Admeral Farragut was from Knoxville, any others?
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[MWR]

Originally Posted by JTrainDavis

April 12, 1861-South Carolina secessionists under P.G.T. Beaureguard, assisted by future Confederate Corps commander Stephen D. Lee, commence a bombardment of Fort Sumter, in Charleston Harbor.

The Rubicon has been crossed, though nobody knows the cost.

Originally Posted by therealUT

I am not sure I agree with that. Being that there were no casualties, I think there was still a huge opportunity for negotiations.

I knew a man named Rubin and a man named Conley. They were know respectively as Rube and Con. When you crossed either of them, the time for negotiations was over and done.

Meanwhile, I understand that 'negotiations' had been going on for years in the govt. and apparently no acceptable solutions were found. So the acceptable solution was to have men fire on their own countrymen. And then kill each other. And cause some scars that may not be fully healed unto this day.

When supposedly civilized people take these actions, you gotta know that there is more than common sense driving them.

[NochNoch]

Originally Posted by Coach Grizz

JTrain got a question? How many southern officers stayed with the union? I know Anderson (the leader of fort Sumter) was a Ky man, the officer that turned Arlington into a cemetery was from Georgia, Admeral Farragut was from Knoxville, any others?
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I'm sure that there are more examples of answers to your question but both KY and East TN were Union areas.

Unless you meant southern by literal geographical location, then you can just completely ignore my comment

[JayVols]

Originally Posted by NochNoch

I'm sure that there are more examples of answers to your question but both KY and East TN were Union areas.

Unless you meant southern by literal geographical location, then you can just completely ignore my comment

They were more split than pro-Union. Greene County was very pro-Union.

Sullivan County is the only NE TN county to vote in favor of secession, though.

[Coach Grizz]

Originally Posted by NochNoch

I'm sure that there are more examples of answers to your question but both KY and East TN were Union areas.

Unless you meant southern by literal geographical location, then you can just completely ignore my comment

Yes I knew that. Western ky leaned more toward the south though. Eastern ky was really split but had more union sympathizers
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