Offers an image of the original telegram from Major Anderson announcing his surrender of Fort Sumter. Discusses this event and the historical events surrounding it.

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Concepts

civil war, fort sumter, battles of the civil war

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charleston, sc, confederate attack, nara, national archives, national archives and records administration, our documents, p.g.t. beauregard, robert anderson, union forts, beginning of the civil war, surrender of fort sumter

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Classroom Considerations

Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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