The Civil War's 150th is Heating Up (Winter 2011 | Volume: 60, Issue: 4)

The Civil War's 150th is Heating Up

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Authors: The Editors

Historic Era: Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

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Winter 2011 | Volume 60, Issue 4

Text Complexity Grade Level

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Electronic technician Ed Anderson makes last-minute checks of the new Illinois Gallery at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum in Springfield, Illinois, which displays a Civil War timeline superimposed over Fort Sumter in flames. The exhibit, “Team of Rivals,” showcases Lincoln’s decisio- making as war broke out. It runs until August 15, 2011. www.alplm.org