To honor my forefathers who fought on BOTH sides of the WAR of Northern Aggression which started on April 12, 1861:

On this day in 1861:

When President Lincoln planned to send supplies to Fort Sumter, he alerted the state in advance, in an attempt to avoid hostilities. South Carolina, however, feared a trick; the commander of the fort, Robert Anderson, was asked to surrender immediately. Anderson offered to surrender, but only after he had exhausted his supplies. His offer was rejected, and on April 12, the Civil War began with shots fired on the fort. Fort Sumter eventually was surrendered to South Carolina.

This war cost over 620,000 lives, it was bloody, it was gruesome, it was over states rights. Regardless of the “Slavery” aspect, the war was over the right of Washington to dictate to the states how to govern their people.

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I’m a rebel through and through.

In Remembrance of those brave men who faced the wall of lead balls with courage and conviction of their cause. One day the South shall rise again, may it be soon.