Fort Sumter shots, call for troops swayed Asheville area on Civil War in 1861

Posted On April 11, 2011

Fort Sumter shots, call for troops swayed Asheville area on Civil War in 1861
This 1861 engraving shows the bombardment of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor in South Carolina. Fighting at Fort Sumter helped swing Western North Carolina residents in favor of secession.
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