The 26 January 1861 edition of Harper's Weekly featured this illustration, showing the First Shot of the Civil War. This shot was fired on 10 January 1861 by South Carolinians on Morris Island, aimed at the Union ship Star of the West as it attempted to reinforce Major Anderson at Fort Sumter.
01 June 2009
Civil War for the day
The 26 January 1861 edition of Harper's Weekly featured this illustration, showing the First Shot of the Civil War. This shot was fired on 10 January 1861 by South Carolinians on Morris Island, aimed at the Union ship Star of the West as it attempted to reinforce Major Anderson at Fort Sumter.
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