History That Doesn't Suck — 46: The Civil War Begins: Fort Sumter, Secession, & Raising Armies

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46: The Civil War Begins: Fort Sumter, Secession, & Raising Armies

History That Doesn't Suck

“I hope to have God on my side, but I must have Kentucky.” This is the story of the last, bare thread holding the Union together snapping. This is the start of the Civil War. US President Lincoln is giving Confederate President Jefferson Davis a difficult choice: let a peaceful, unarmed boat deliver supplies to Fort…

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