SC and the Civil War

By jgarriga

  • Secession Convention

    Secession Convention
    SC decides to secede from the Union
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    Civil War

  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter
    first shots fired at Fort Sumter

  • Blockade of Charleston ports

    beginning of the blockade by the Union to try to destroy the economy of southern states during the Civil War

  • Robert Smalls

    Robert Smalls
    Robert Smalls commandeers the USS Planter and escapes to a Union ship.

  • Hunley

    Hunley
    The Hundley sinks the Housatonic, a Union ship, before sinking later the same day

  • Sherman's March

    Sherman's March
    Sherman exits Georgia and enters South Carolina to continue his path of destruction

  • Surrender

    Surrender
    South Carolina troops surrender to Sherman in Columbia.