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Secession Convention
South Carolina withdrew from the union -
Union blockade of Charleston
The Union Navy blocked the ports of the Confederates so they could not get supplies. -
Firing on Fort Sumter
First battle of the civil war -
Exploits of Robert Smalls
Robert Smalls and three other enslaved men gathered their families on the Planter for a daring voyage. Robert Smalls eased the ship into the current and headed out of Charleston harbor. -
Hunley submarine
submarine of the Confederate States of America that demonstrated the advantages and the dangers of undersea warfare. -
General William T. Sherman’s march
Military campaign of the American Civil War