March 1861: Abraham Lincoln Inaugurated
150 Years Ago in the Civil War Late in the morning of March 4th, 1861, President elect Abraham Lincoln left Willard’s Hotel in Washington DC, boarded a carriage, and departed for the Capitol. He was...
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Lieutenant Adam Slemmer Refuses to Surrender Fort Pickens
While the Federal garrison at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor was awaiting reinforcement or evacuation in the winter and spring of 1861, a similar drama was playing out in Pensacola, Florida. Three forts provided...
Post Office Will Issue Civil War Commemorative Stamps
Not to be outdone by the U.S. Mint and its offering of Civil War commemorative quarters, the U.S. Postal Service will issue two Civil War commemorative stamps per year from 2011 through 2015. The...
More States Secede, Confederate Government Formed: January and February 1861
January and February 1861 in the Civil War As the new year began, several southern states began seizing federal military installations as a precaution while the issue of secession was considered. Arsenals were seized in...
Fort Sumter
Welcome to Iron Brigader, a blog about the Civil War. It seems fitting for our first entry, to post a poem about Fort Sumter. SUMTER (April 12, 1861) Came the morning of that day...