A resident of Jacksonville, Mississippi, Jon Daniel “Dan” Fasano served in the United States Marines for 10 years. In 2006, he went on to work in furniture design. Jon Dan Fasano is interested in Civil War history, and how the war, and its impact on society, will be remembered for generations to come.
The American Civil War raged on for four years from April 12, 1861, to April 9, 1865, when seven southern states succeeded to form their own confederate nation. While there is no official reason for why the war started, historians agree it comes down to those for and against slavery. The first official battle of the war happened when troops at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, were bombarded by their enemies. The South Carolina militia, a pre-confederate army, attacked the US Army with artillery, and while the Army did fire back with their weapons, they ultimately surrendered their position.
While the war may have been declared over on April 9, when Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, the final battle was not fought until more than a month later. With the war officially over, many Confederate forces had surrendered, but it was not the same across the country. In Texas, there were still forces from both sides fighting it out near the southern tip of the state. The final battle, at Palmito Ranch, lasted less than two days and included less than 500 troops on either side.
