print email comment close Crisis at Fort Sumter URL: http://www.tulane.edu/~sumter/ Description: An "interactive historical simulation and decision making program" that allows the user to make decisions just as President Lincoln had to at the beginning of the Civil War. With an explanation of events and advice from the official advisors, the user chooses a course of action based upon the information provided. A fascinating exercise in history, public policy, and the political process. From a history professor at Tulane University. Author: Latner, Richard B. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.) -- Siege, 1861 Simulation games in education Teaching -- Aids and devices United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 LII Database Information: Record 7685 created by on 03/07/2003 Last modification on 06/04/2009 Published: 06/04/2009   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/7685