Fort Sumter – Prelude to the Civil War
One hundred and sixty years ago, on April 12, 1861, the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor began what was the prelude to the American Civil War. As …
19th Century
Greek Revolution
The Greek Revolutionary War of Independence of 1821. The outbreak of the Greek Revolution and the subsequent War of Independence is now in its bicentennial year. The Greek Revolution The …
War of Independence and Crete
The Greek War of Independence from 1821 to 1829. Part II of the Greek Revolution. Here to Part I: Greek Revolution. The Greek War of Independence The appearance of Mehmed …
American Civil War
History of the American Civil War (1861-1865). Causes and developments leading to the Civil War and events in the first year of the war, 1861. The American Civil War of …
