Artifact
Newspaper Article Recounts Ft. Sumter, 1861
This "extra" edition of the New York Illustrated News depicts the scene at Union-occupied Fort Sumter in South Carolina just moments before Confederate forces fired upon it.
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Artifact Date
April 20, 1861
Topic(s)
- Civil War
- War
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'New York Illustrated News' Extra, April 20, 1861
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