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Dale Smith of Johnsonville, S.C., holds a Confederate Naval Jack flag as he looks out at Fort Sumter from the Battery in downtown Charleston, S.C., after cannon were fired to mark the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War on April 12. C. Aluka Berry/The State/AP
Cannon blasts from Fort Johnson across Charleston Harbor toward Fort Sumter at daybreak signal the commemoration of the start of the Civil War 150 years ago in Charleston, S.C., on April 12. Wade Spees/Post and Courier/AP
William McCaskill holds a photograph of himself and his brother Alex of Lugoff, S.C., near Fort Sumter on April 12 before a sunrise concert to commemorate the first shots of the Civil War in Charleston, S.C. The South Carolina ceremony begins the four-year national commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Alice Keeney/AP
William Farley fires a mortar on April 12 at Fort Johnson, near Fort Sumter, to commemorate the moment the first shots of the Civil War were fired 150 years ago in Charleston, S.C. Alice Keeney/AP
Reenactor Mark Silas Tackitt of Seattle plays the role of Maj. Robert Anderson, the commander of Fort Sumter, at the fort in Charleston, S.C., on April 11. Bruce Smith/AP
A Union reenactor stands guard while National Park Service workers look on at Fort Sumter in Charleston, S.C., on April 11. Bruce Smith/AP
Civil War Confederate reenactors prepare to fire in this photo taken Feb. 25 in Aiken, S.C., on the field where the Battle of Aiken is reenacted each year. For Civil War reenactors, the sesquicentennial of the War Between the States means a four-year stretch of once-in-a-lifetime chances to practice the sometimes derided passion at its peak. Bruce Smith/AP/File
In this Feb. 25 photo, Civil War Union reenactors fire their weapons in Aiken, S.C., on the field where the Battle of Aiken is reenacted each year. Bruce Smith/AP/File
Civil War Confederate reenactors fire their weapons in Aiken, S.C., on Feb. 25. Bruce Smith/AP/File
Civil War reenactors portraying Union troops prepare to march off a field in Aiken, S.C., on Feb. 25. Bruce Smith/AP/File
Mark Silas Tackitt of Seattle strolls the grounds at Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island, S.C., on April 8. Tackitt is a Union reenactor who, as Maj. Robert Anderson, will command about 50 soldiers at Fort Sumter on April 12 in an event marking the 150th anniversary of the shelling of the fort at the start of the Civil War. Prentiss Findlay/The Post And Courier/AP
Reenactors (from l.) Claude Sinclair of Lancaster, S.C., Jeff Antley of Charleston, S.C., and Bruce Blackmon of Laurinburg, N.C., discuss plans for commemorations of the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Civil War at Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island, S.C., on April 8. Behind them, some Confederate reenactors set up camp. Bruce Smith/AP
Civil War reenactor Dave Chaltas, of Jeremiah, Ky., who plays the role of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, poses in Aiken, S.C., on Feb. 25. Bruce Smith/AP/File
Lt. Col. Vernon Terry brought a restored Civil War Parrot gun on April 8 that will be one of several guns and cannons that will fire on Fort Sumter as part of the 150th reenactment that is being held at Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Brad Nettles/The Post And Courier/AP
In this photo taken March 25 on Johns Island, S.C., flags of United States, South Carolina, and the Confederacy fly beside a tent near a field where the Battle of Charleston is reenacted each year. Bruce Smith/AP/File
A Civil War Union flag flies over a sutler's tent near the field where the Battle of Aiken is reenacted each year in Aiken, S.C., on Feb. 25. Sutlers were civilian merchants who sold goods to soldiers in their camps. Bruce Smith/AP/File
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Confederate flag coming down in Raleigh, N.C., where it hangs in the State Capitol. The Confederate battle flag is coming down this weekend, according to one state official.
A Confederate battle flag hung inside the old North Carolina State Capitol last week to mark the sesquicentennial of the Civil War is being taken down after civil rights leaders raised concerns.
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