<p>Re-enactor Mark Silas Tackitt, of Seattle, re-enacting the role of Robert Anderson, the commander of Fort Sumter, speaks with reporters at the fort in Charleston Harbor on Monday.</p>
April 12, 2011
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April 12, 2011 9 p.m.
A somber anniversary
Commemoration, not celebration for Civil War 150th
FORT SUMTER NATIONAL MONUMENT, S.C. (AP) - Somber period music, flickering candlelight and booming cannons will usher in the nation's observance of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.