When Krissy Powell of Columbia City met Joel and Christina Hoffman of Fort Wayne, she quickly felt a huge connection – both Powell’s daughter, Madyson Stultz, and the Hoffmans’ little girl, Carley, suffered from theIn April 1861, the Civil War began after federal soldiers were forced to abandon Fort Sumter in Charleston, S.C. This year marks 150 years since the war began.
To mark the anniversary, The Journal Gazette is offering an eight-week series on the Civil War on our kids page, fred, beginning on Page 10D today.
The series will appear every Tuesday on fred through May 31.
The series includes stories about people and information about the war, as well as puzzles, trivia, hands-on lessons and fun facts.
The series is provided by the Missouri Press Foundation.
– Journal Gazette
