Micro-Trains - N scale - Smithsonian Civil War Series - 40 ft. Hy-Cube Boxcar - Car # 1 -"Battle of Fort Sumter" (SKU 489-10100701)
Available On: September 1, 2012
In honor of the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, Micro-Trains has joined forces with the Smithsonian Institution® to bring you the next exciting new series in N scale, the ‘Smithsonian Civil War Series’! This 12-month specialty series will commemorate significant events throughout the war which will be featured on our modified 40’ Hy-Cube Box Cars using vintage artwork from the Smithsonian’s historical collections. This series will also include a caboose and diesel locomotive and will begin this September with the Battle of Fort Sumter Car.
Battle of Fort Sumter, April 12, 1861
The nation’s bloodiest and most divisive war began at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, on April 12, 1861. After South Carolina seceded from the Union, the Confederacy demanded that the United States evacuate its fort in Charleston Harbor. Lincoln refused, provoking a Confederate attack. Surrounded and vulnerable, Union forces surrendered the fort after two days of bombardment. The outbreak of war forced wavering states to choose between the Confederacy and the Union, and four more—Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, and Tennessee — seceded.
Reservations Due By: April 29, 2012
Expected Release: September 2012