The hazards and the mains -- the first fatal shot fired at fort sumter divided them irrevocably with loyalties more powerful than family ties. The young would clash on the bloody battlefields of bull run and fredericksbu...The hazards and the mains -- the first fatal shot fired at fort sumter divided them irrevocably with loyalties more powerful than family ties. The young would clash on the bloody battlefields of bull run and fredericksburg, while in intrigue-ridden Washington and richmond strong-willed men and beautiful women would defend their principles with their lives.