Lincoln's statement, however, did not satisfy the Confederacy, and on April 12 they attacked Fort Sumter ... Federal troops returned the fire. The Civil War had begun. Immediately following ...

On April 12, 1861, barely a month after Lincoln took office, Confederate forces fired on Union troops at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, and the Civil War began. Lincoln acted swiftly, wielding more ...

What lessons can the five months leading up to the Civil War teach us about the political landscape of today? A new book delves into that short span of time between Abraham Lincoln’s election and the ...

The exhibit is open now and spotlights the vital role Black soldiers played in the Civil War. It features Lincoln-era photographs, letters, documents, and art. “With this exhibi ...

War broke out in April 1861 with the attempt by the Federal government to resupply South Carolina’s Fort Sumter ... constitutionally and politically, Lincoln had to grapple with the evolving meaning ...