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The Civil War was a military conflict in the United States of America during the 1860s.[1]
Background[]
Disputes between the agrarian southern states and industrial northern states regarding the expansion of slavery provoked civil war in the United States of America.[1] The southern states attempted to secede, forming the Confederate States of America. During the war, a draft was implemented, a poster of which can be found in the ruins of Washington D.C.[2]
The Battle of Philippi was the first land conflict of the war, taking place near Philippi, Virginia. On June 3, 1861, the Union planned a pre-dawn assault on the Confederates, which resulted in their retreat.[3] The leader who drove out the Confederates was Colonel Benjamin Franklin Kelley, leader of the 1st Virginia Infantry. A monument commemorating him is located near the site alongside a battlefield cemetery.[4][5]
Led by President Abraham Lincoln, the north's victory prevented a permanent split of the country and led to the end of slavery in the United States.[1] At the end of the war, President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the slaves. He also presented the Gettysburg Address during the war. In Washington D.C., Hannibal Hamlin shares information about Lincoln and his role in the emancipation, when inquiring about the Lincoln Memorial.[6][7] On the south wall of the Lincoln Memorial, there is an inscription mentioning the Civil War.[8]
Legacy[]
In Appalachia, recreations of battles were held at Prickett's Fort, a recreation of a Civil-War era fort and tourist trap. After the Great War, the automated Grafton mayor mandated that the remains of Civil War soldiers found at Prickett's Fort (or any skeletons found there, simply assuming them all to be of Civil War soldiers) should still be buried at Philippi Battlefield Cemetery.[9] In that region as well as in Point Lookout, Maryland, some Confederate uniforms, Union Uniforms, hats, and civil-war era weapons could still be found in the wasteland.
While not specifically the Civil War, post-War slaves in the Capital Wasteland remember Abraham Lincoln as the "Great Emancipator" who had abolished slavery during the American Civil War. As such, some escaped slaves styled themselves as the Abolitionists and sought to find and protect relics relating to Lincoln as a beacon to show that the institution of slavery could be defeated and give hope to the enslaved.[10] One of these artifacts was the missing stone head of Abraham Lincoln from the Lincoln Memorial, which they kept in their headquarters, the Temple of the Union, though how it had been separated from its body was a mystery even to them.[11] Consequently, the slavers of Paradise Falls sought to destroy all artifacts relating to Abraham Lincoln to erase his legacy. To this end, they took control of the Lincoln Memorial in the D.C. ruins despite the hostile super mutant presence in the region.[12] The Abolitionists seek to expel the slavers from this site and restore it back to an anti-slavery monument.
In the Commonwealth, a secretive faction named themselves the Railroad, taking inspiration from the Underground Railroad that smuggled escaped slaves out of the south from the Civil War era. The Commonwealth's Railroad in turn works to smuggle escaped synths away from the Institute's reach.
Notes[]
- Roger Maxson mentions Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy, in his diary.
- A Museum of Technology placard mentions that new technology was developed during the war, as over one million .58 caliber percussion cap Type 1861 "Springfield" rifle-muskets were produced as the standard infantry armament.[13]
- In Point Lookout, Maryland, the natural bio-gas that is released from the ground comes from the bodies of soldiers who were buried and covered in lye during the Civil War. The Bysshe Company attempted to exploit this gas while covering up its origins.[14]
- In the Pioneer Scout badge exam, one of the questions asks, "Which cipher, named for a French diplomat, was used by the Confederacy during the Civil War?" The specific cipher was the Vigenere cipher, named for Blaise de Vigenère.[15]
- Ulysses indirectly mentions the Civil War when talking about the history of Ulysses S. Grant and his influence as a Union general. He took the name "Ulysses" in honor of the general who managed to unify two nations (the Union and the Confederacy) back into one, and saw some parallels between the American Civil War and the ongoing NCR-Legion War.[16]
Gallery[]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Museum kiosk
- ↑ Civil War draft poster
- ↑ Appalachia audio tour stations; Philippi Battlefield Cemetery
- ↑ Appalachia audio tour stations; Colonel Kelly monument
- ↑ Appalachia landmarks - Philippi's Cemetery Battlefield
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "What is that stone head?"
Hannibal Hamlin: "That's Abraham Lincoln, the Great Emancipator. We don't know how it came to be here, but it's fitting, don't you think?"
(Hannibal Hamlin's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Sounds dangerous. Where is this place?"
Hannibal Hamlin: "I want to move all my people to the Memorial site for the great Abraham Lincoln, but I need to know if it's safe. I've heard rumors of Super Mutants infesting that area though. We need to send someone to check that out first."
(Hannibal Hamlin's dialogue) - ↑ Lincoln Memorial
- ↑ Grafton mayor: "Grafton's Mayor here. We have a catastrophe on our hands. The very expensive Prickett's Fort renovation has hit a snag. I need that attraction to open without any bad press. Apparently they found a the remains of a civil war soldier during construction. Well, probably from the civil war. It's from some war, that much I'm certain of. Let's just all agree it's a civil war soldier, shall we? Anywho, someone needs to give those remains a nice anonymous burial in Philippi Battlefield Cemetery. And by someone, I mean you."
(Grafton mayor's dialogue) - ↑ Hannibal Hamlin: "The bombs ended the era of Lincoln, but we will resurrect his voice. We will restore the greatness of his vision where all men are created equal, and all men can live free!"
(Hannibal Hamlin's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "What is that stone head?"
Hannibal Hamlin: "That's Abraham Lincoln, the Great Emancipator. We don't know how it came to be here, but it's fitting, don't you think?"
(Hannibal Hamlin's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Why are you so interested in Lincoln artifacts?"
Leroy Walker: "Slaves all over the Wasteland have started talking about Lincoln and his great war to free the slaves. We can't have them thinking they deserve to be free. So I'm burning everything I can find related to this Abe Lincoln."
(Leroy Walker's dialogue) - ↑ Museum of Technology placard: "The Type 1861 "Springfield" Rifle-Musket was the standard weapon for the infantry soldier in the American Civil War. It was a muzzle-loaded weapon which fired a .58 caliber "Minie Ball" using percussion caps instead of the traditional flintlock. Almost a million of these weapons were manufactured for the soldiers during the war. On loan from the International Ordnance Museum, these cases display the various types of weapons and ammunition used by the military in past conflicts all over the globe."
(Fallout 3 message box transcriptions) - ↑ USS Ozymandias terminal entries; Bysshe Co. terminal, ERROR:12XU_user_shell, <!> Confidential <!>
- ↑ Pioneer Scout camp terminal entries; Pioneer badge exam terminal, Codebreaker exam
- ↑ The Courier: "Ulysses. Not the myth. You're honoring history, not stories."
Ulysses: "[SUCCEEDED] History. Yes. Ulysses walked a hard road. A general, like Caesar and Oliver. He was Brahmin-stubborn, gave him strength on the battlefield. He led his side to victory, turned two flags into one. That's when he lost - when the fighting was done, the sickness took hold. Lesson there, if history's to be believed. One you should heed."
(Ulysses' dialogue)