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Smithsonian Civil War Series
In honor of the 150th
anniversary of the American Civil War, Micro-Trains has joined forces with the
Smithsonian Institution® to bring you the next exciting new series in N scale,
the ‘Smithsonian Civil War Series’! This 12-month specialty series will commemorate
significant events throughout the war which will be featured on our modified 40’
Hy-Cube Box Cars using vintage artwork from the Smithsonian’s historical collections.
This series will also include a caboose and diesel locomotive and will begin this
September with the Battle of Fort Sumter Car. Contact your local dealer today
to reserve this series!
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American
Civil War
The
American Civil War was a defining experience in our national history. Americans
battled over preserving their Union and ending slavery. Both sides envisioned
easy victories after eleven Southern states seceded and war broke out in 1861.
But the bitter, ruthless fight lasted four years, and proved to be the nation’s
bloodiest and most divisive conflict. More than three million Americans saw battle:
529,332 lost their lives; another 400,000 were scarred, maimed, or disabled. The
sesquicentennial of the Civil War presents an opportunity for Americans to reflect
upon that conflict and its legacy in a spirit of reconciliation.
Battle of Fort Sumter, April 12, 1861
The nation’s bloodiest and most divisive war began at Fort Sumter in Charleston,
South Carolina, on April 12, 1861. After South Carolina seceded from the Union,
the Confederacy demanded that the United States evacuate its fort in Charleston
Harbor. Lincoln refused, provoking a Confederate attack.
Surrounded and vulnerable,
Union forces surrendered the fort after two days of bombardment. The outbreak
of war forced wavering states to choose between the Confederacy and the Union,
and four more—Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, and Tennessee — seceded. |
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