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When Did the Civil War Start?

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When Did the Civil War Start?

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Dimitri Rotov seems to be perplexed over what is being billed as the first major event of Virginia’s Civil War sesquicentennial commemoration. Since I am on the advisory board for Virginia’s Sesquicentennial Commission I thought I might say a few words about what went into the decision to begin in 2009. On April 29 the University of Richmond will host a panel of distinguished historians who will discuss “America on the Eve of the Civil War.” This all-day event will bring together a distinguished panel of historians and will be hosted by Ed Ayers. The format is as follows: “America on the Eve of the Civil War” brings a fresh perspective on enduring issues. The program will be conducted in an interactive format with speakers from varied perspectives. Akin to news programs like “Face the Nation” and “Meet the Press,” speakers will discuss events of 1859 and their effect, limiting themselves only to what would have been known at that time. The goal is to try and capture as much of the cont

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The Civil War began in 1861 when the Confederacy (South) fired at Fort Sumter. Then in 1865, the bloodiest battle was fought — Gettysburg. On April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House, Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant. The bloody Civil War finally came to an end. http://www.thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=71 http://library.thinkquest.

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