Echoes from Fort Sumter - The Shot That Divided a Nation

Описание: Battle of the Civil War
Explore the greatest intellectual rivalries and debates in history, the clashes of ideas that moved humanity forward through conflict, competition, and collaboration. But what happens when the debate escapes the confines of the lecture hall and the printed page? What happens when abstract principles demand a blood price, and when a war of words becomes a war of words?
This is the story of Fort Sumter, April 12, 1861—the flashpoint where the great American debate was finally silenced by the roar of artillery, and a single shot echoed to divide a nation.

Join us as we explore the dramatic 34-hour siege that marked the beginning of the American Civil War. Witness the impossible choice facing Major Robert Anderson, trapped in a brick fortress with 85 men, surrounded by 6,000 Confederate troops and over 40 cannons. Experience the tension as his former student, General P.G.T. Beauregard, prepares to open fire. Walk through the smoke-filled casemates as shells rain down and stand with the garrison as flames threaten to consume them all.
This is more than a battle—it's the story of a nation arguing with itself, where the foundational questions of liberty, equality, and union could only be answered by the terrible arithmetic of war.

In this video, you'll discover:
• The political chess match between Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
• The personal tragedy of a teacher facing a student in battle
• The 108 days of mounting tension before the first shot
• The dramatic fire that nearly destroyed the garrison
• The tragic irony of the only deaths during the surrender
• How one shot changed American history forever

If this story has awakened something in you, if it has resonated with the truth in your own heart, then our journey together has just begun.

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