I should not be a slave just because of my skin color!
April 12, 1861
The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter,
Confederate States of America forces attacked the US military base at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. The fort surrendered less than two days later. But the battle , started the beginning of the Civil War.
Abraham Lincon
The Battle of Fort Donelson was the first major Union victory in the Civil War and a major victory for Ulysses S. Grant. The losses of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson were disasters for the Confederates.
Clara Barton
After the American Civil War ended I am now finally free of slavery.