Grant. The campaign to seize the two forts ultimately began with the Anaconda Plan in April 1861, shortly after the Battle of Fort Sumter began the Civil War. The Anaconda Plan included both a ...

The Civil War began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861.

GREENVILLE — Well, it’s not much to look at. But this small square of tattered, tawny fabric is believed to be a piece of the flag Union troops hoisted above Fort Sumter to announce their ...