apr 12, 1861 - Fort Sumter
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opened on March 12, 1811The Battle of Fort Sumter was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the Confederate States Army, and the return gunfire and subsequent surrender by the United States Army, that started the American Civil War.
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Date:
apr 12, 1861
Now
~ 164 years ago