began in his front yard and ended in his parlor.
Wilmer Mclean
Wilmer McClain maintained that the Civil War began in his front yard, and ended in his front parlor.
Wilmer McClain, "The Civil War began in my front yard, and ended in my parlor."
Wilmer McLean is a businessman who is connected to the U.S. Civil War in an interesting way. It is said that the U.S. Civil War started his his backyard and ended in his front parlor. The first main battle of the US Civil War started on McLean's property in Manansas, Virginia. Robert E. Lee formally surrendered to Ulysses Grant in McLean's house.
The Battle of Fort Sumter in the US Civil War wreaked little carnage, and it was in the South's backyard, the battle called First Manassas was in the Yankee's backyard outside of their Capital and can also be called a begining. It was a carnage.
The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia was signed in the parlor of Wilmer McClean's home at Appomattox Court House. It was a great irony for Wilmer McCleans other home in Manassas Viriginia was where Beauregard made his headquarters for the First Battle of Bull Run. It is said by many Civil War historians that the War of Rebellion began on Will McClean's porch and ended in his parlor.
It began in 1861 and ended in 1865.
It began in 1861
It began in 1918.
The American Civil War began in 1861 and ended in 1865.
The Civil War began on April 12 1861 at 4:30 p.m.