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The 1862 Battle of Cedar Mountain began with a fierce fire of artillery by the batteries of Confederate Brigadier General Charles Winder. His artillery hammered Union forces for two hours. Winder received a mortal wound during the battle and he died within a short time.

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The American Civil War started with the Confederate forces' bombardment of the U.S. military installation at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1865.

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