In November, 1860, third party candidates fracture the Democratic vote and Lincoln, a Republican, is elected. By January, 1861, seven slave states secede from the Union, electing Jefferson Davis as president of their Confederacy. Both presidents call for army volunteers, and the great variety of America's decentralized military (local militias and state volunteer forces each with its own distinctive uniforms and traditions) muster and recruit to join their side of the cause. In April, Davis orders his commander, Beauregard, to take the still federally held Ft. After futile resistance, the garrison surrenders; the war has begun.
By July, with great fanfare and high expectation of a quick victory, each army assembles and marches off to war. Just beyond that glorious horizon lie Bull Run, Shiloh, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Petersburg, Atlanta, Richmond, Appomattox, four years of war, 600,000 dead and a cultural divide that still exists 150 years later. (Thanks and a tip of the hat to Wm Hocker for his apt description). I have been established since 1991. Get Images that Make Supersized Seem Small. Tailor your auctions with Auctiva's. The item "Wm Hocker American Civil War Union Cavalry Charging #380 Trophy" is in sale since Wednesday, November 01, 2017.This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Toy Soldiers\1970-Now". The seller is "josaine" and is located in Rossford, Ohio. This item can be shipped worldwide.