1 Jan 1861 Jahr - 1861 | The Battle of Fort Sumter

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One month later after Lincolns inauguration, the American Civil War began when Confederate forces under General P.G.T. Beauregard opened fire on Union-held Fort Sumter in South Carolina. Major Robert Anderson, garrison commander, surrendered the fort and was evacuated the next day. The Union would not recapture Fort Sumter for nearly four years.

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