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The First Shot
This morning at 4:30 150 years ago, Lieutenant Henry S. Farley fired the first shot in the War Between the States when he let loose a single 10-inch mortar round at Fort Sumter. According to David Detzer’s book, Allegiance: Fort … Continue reading
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