Everyone knows Bull Run was the first major battle of the Civil War. But before that, there was a number of small skirmishes that happened. Fairfax Courthouse and Phillipi were the first two.

These two corners of Virginia are often overlooked in the beginning of the war. Today I look at them and what happened there.

What was going on with West Virginia during all of the secession talk? Listen to day to find out.

With the attention focused on the North and South, we tend to overlook the Uppers South and Border States in the early days of the war. Today we check in on them.

If you plan on going to war, you need to fund your army. How did the Federal and Confederate Armies get their supplies?

If there was one speech that defined what the Confederacy stood for, it was the Cornerstone Speech given by Alexander Stephens in March of 1861.

Robert E. Lee was asked to lead the Federal Army in 1861. Did he decide to take the offer or go to the other side?

On April 12, 1861, Fort Sumter was fired upon by the Confederate forces in Charleston. But who fired the first shot and what happened after the guns went silent?

As two different administrations begin to set up shop, they both have an elephant to deal with: the growing situation off the coast of South Carolina. Will Fort Sumter be surrendered, or will the Confederacy bombard it?

What did Lincoln do between the election and the inauguration? Will an assassination attempt stop him from reaching Washington?