Updated: April 12, 2011
150 years ago, on April 12th, 1861, the first shots of the Civil War were fired at Ft. Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina after years of conflict and tension between the northern and southern states.2011 is the sesquicentennial of those shots. Learn more about what life was like during the war by watching Justin's video from Ft. Mcallister in Georgia, plus get a feel for the fashion with a slideshow from our partner, Shmoop.com, "Eleven Awesomely Bad Facial Hair Styles of the Civil War Era" below.
Want to know more about the shots that started the war? See if you can answer our pop quiz and then explore the geography of Charleston Harbor in a video from The Civil War Trust.
Eleven Awesomely Bad Facial Hair Styles of the Civil War Era
Facial hair is patriotic. How so? It helped Abraham Lincoln win the election, and for fifty years after that, every single elected president rode Lincoln's scruffy coattails except McKinley. Let's look at some of the best whiskers the era had to offer.
Video: Fort Sumter Animated Map
An animated map that depicts the pivotal events from Secession up to the first shots of the Civil War and beyond, from the Civil War Trust (civilwar.org).
Video: Slavery and Secession
The Ga. Historical Society is changing the conversation on what really led to the Civil War.
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