. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . guard. Then came theopening shots, ;;nd the ruined walls of the noble fort in Charles-ton harbor told the story of the beginnings of the fratricidalwar. The fall of Sumter, on Aj^ril 14, 1861, had aroused theNorth to the imminence of the crisis, revealing the danger thatthreatened the Union and calling forth a determination topreserve it. The same event had unified the South; foin- addi-tional States cast their lot with the seven which had alreadyseceded from the Unio
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . guard. Then came theopening shots, ;;nd the ruined walls of the noble fort in Charles-ton harbor told the story of the beginnings of the fratricidalwar. The fall of Sumter, on Aj^ril 14, 1861, had aroused theNorth to the imminence of the crisis, revealing the danger thatthreatened the Union and calling forth a determination topreserve it. The same event had unified the South; foin- addi-tional States cast their lot with the seven which had alreadyseceded from the Union. Virginia, the Old Dominion, the firstborn of the sisterhood of States, swung into the secession col-umn l)ut three days after the fall of Sumter; the next day,Ai)ril 18th, she seized the arsenal at Harpers Ferry and onthe •20th the great navy-yard at Norfolk. Two governments, each representing a different economic [A complete record of leading events and the various engagements,giving the troops involved and casualties between January, 1861, andAugust, 1862, appears on page 346.—The Enrrous.] |ll2i • , !ir pim/!/. THE SOUTHERNER OF THE HOUR L\ 61. Born in New Orleans on May •28, 1818, the Southern leader upon whom atfirst all eyes were turned, Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, was gradu-ated from the U. S. Military Academy in 1838. Gallant and dashing, hewon the brevets of Captain and Major in the war witli Mexico and waswounded at Chapultepec. Early in 61 he resigned from the army, andjoined the Confederacy, being in connnand of the Confederate forces in thefiring on Fort Sumter in April. Owing to his forceful personality, he becamea popular and noted leader in the Confederacy. After the Union defeat atManassas, he was looked upon as the coming Napoleon. He was confirmed asMajor-General in the Confederate army on July 30, 1861, but he had held theprovisional rank of Brigadier-General since February JOth, before a shot wasfired. After his promotion to Major-General,
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