May ’61 (2)

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Civil War-Civil Rights

  1861            Kentucky, arguably the Union’s most-needed state, and Tennessee, arguably the Confederacy’s, shared a 250-mile border across the heart of the central South. But their similarities were deceptive.             The Bluegrass was more dependent on trade with Cincinnati and … Continue reading →

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May ’61

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Civil War-Civil Rights

1861             Civil war, shriekingly threatened off and on for decades, was now real.             To the joy of some Americans and the dismay of most, secessionists and unionists began to meet bloodily in small and scattered clashes while zealots of … Continue reading →

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April ’61 (2)

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Civil War-Civil Rights

                                 1861             Anxiety swiftly trumped legality. With critical border states remaining undeclared, both sides went after them with the zeal of self-preservation.             Abraham Lincoln’s government had to have Maryland. Otherwise, facing disloyal Virginia across the Potomac River, the … Continue reading →

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April ’61

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Civil War-Civil Rights

1861 The Civil War’s fabled “first shots” weren’t, exactly. History dates the conflict’s inception from those on April 12, 1861 against Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor,  South Carolina, but the designation is somewhat arbitrary. Nine days before, Confederates had fired on … Continue reading →

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