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Cover of the Slavery: Cause and Catalyst of the Civil War Booklet NPS Slavery: Cause and Catalyst of the Civil War This publication discusses the principle causes of the American Civil War. Namely the the document focuses on how all of the causes were inextricably bound to the institution of slavery. Read through an electronic version here, or purchase a copy at a park bookstore near you. 
Cover of the Hispanics and the Civil War Booklet NPS This publication shares stories of people of Spanish ancestory who fought for both the Union and the Confederacy in the American Civil War. Read through an electronic version here, or purchase a copy at a park bookstore near you. 
Robert Smalls Harper's Weekly Robert Smalls sailed to freedom on May 12, 1862 when he commandeered the CSS Planter and sailed it to the Union blockade just outside the entrance to Charleston Harbor. |
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Did You Know?
The incomplete palmetto-log fort used by Patriots during the June 28, 1776 battle of Sullivan's Island had no official name. Called Fort Sullivan by the British, the fort was later named Fort Moultrie in honor of its commander, Colonel William Moultrie. Fort Sumter National Monument, SC