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Ft. Sumter Surrenders 150 YearsAgo Today

RBnSC

RBnSC

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Still having reenactments and events, anything to separate tourists from their money. No I don't think there is anything to be proud of. Whatever you think was the cause it was all sad history.
Ron
 
Whether or not Sherman had it in for South Carolina, it was Georgia that suffered the most during his infamous March to the Sea. South Carolina, and in particular Charleston (where the first shots were fired) largely escaped Sherman's March.
 
The first casualties of the war weren't until the 18th of April in the Baltimore Riots. Four soldiers from the Sixth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment were killed. Two from Lowell, one from Lawrence, and one from Boston.

About 15 years ago, I was contracted to restore the Ladd and Whitney monument placed in front of the "new" Lowell City Hall which was not built until several years later. The monument was dedicated in July 1865. It is a obelisk perched on two granite burial vaults. Or maybe it is four as they are placed in a cruciform arrangement.

A monument in Lawrence for Sumner Needham still languishes even though I submitted a bid many years ago. Don't know anything about the Boston soldier.

There is alot of activity in eastern Massachusetts on the 18th. We have the reenactment of Concord and Lexington, the Boston Marathon, and always a day game at Fenway Park which is not far from the finish line of the Marathon. I imagine there will also be a ceremony at the Civil War Monument in Lowell.

I have never been to any of the events. Too many people and mind boggling traffic. It's a holiday for many.
 
My sister in laws grandmother, who has now passed so I cant really say for sure this exacltly happened, claims that Sherman missed her house, which had been handed down for genrations, and was a previously owned by a slave trader,by only a few hundred yards, BUT some of his "men" came and killed the slave trader and raped and butchered his wife and daughters. The one son escaped death by hiding in the outhouse, and I dont mean just inthe outhouse, I mean down in the hole! I somewhat believed her, because she took us to the graves they are supposedly in, and all have the same date of death. (Dont recall it now.)
 
Wife and I were touring the museum at Fort Donelson, Tennessee. A little boy and his mom were in front of us as we went through. The boy asked his mom, "Mom, did we win the war or did they?" She said, "THEY DID!"

It made me realize that my car was probably the only one in the lot with plates from north of the Mason-Dixon.

The war still rages, even after 150 years. . .

Paul
 
I saw a movie once with the final scene a door to door battle going on between blue and gray troops.

A messenger rode into town yelling that the war was over. Both sides lay down their arms and began a huge mutual celebration.

The last scene was of a lady doctor standing on a balcony overlooking the celebration. She said, "That's funny. No one even asked who won!".
 
Different time. Different place. Different people then.
Today we'd just borrow a couple trillion more dollars and settle it all with who gets the earmarks. And of course everyone involved would get a soft teddy bear. Compliments of Department of Homeland Security.
 
Re "state's rights.

I seem to recall one of the commentators on the PBS series "Civil War" mentioning the following in his concluding remarks.

Prior to the Civil War, the US was referred to as "These (or those) United States".

After the war, and to this day, the reference has always been "The United States". The mindset was shifted after the "War of Northern Aggression" and the union was now complete with everybody accepting the supreme power of the Federal government. This is part of Lincoln's legacy.

BTW, he was assassinated on the 14th of April. That was four years after the shelling of Fort Sumter. I think it was just a coincidence as Booth and his group had been looking for opportunities prior to that date.
 
i agree; that was when "states, rights" started down the drain. the northeastern money interests thru the carpetbaggers, raped the south.
 
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