A review of James McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (1988) Part of the Oxford History of the United States Series (...

First Shots, First Stamp: Fort Sumter in Focus 📖✉️⚔️On April 12, 1961—exactly 100 years after the Battle of Fort Sumter—the U.S. Post Office released the first stamp in its Civil War Centennial series: the 4¢ Firing on Fort Sumter.Pair it with Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson, a masterful account of the political tensions, military strategies, and human stories that ignited America’s bloodiest conflict.Together, the book and stamp capture the moment the Union fractured—and a new chapter in American history began.Love history in your mailbox and on your bookshelf? Share this post with fellow Civil War buffs!#BattleCryOfFreedom #CivilWarCentennial #FortSumter #StampCollecting #PhilatelyMeetsHistory #JamesMcPherson #CivilWarHistory