apr 12, 1861 - Southern Attack on Fort Sumter
Description:
After seceding from the Union, South Carolina went on a campaign to capture all Federal arsenals and forts within its borders to extinguish Federal forces throughout its territory. When they came upon resistance at Fort Sumter, they fired on it in what is considered to be the action that sparked the civil warAdded to timeline:
Date:
apr 12, 1861
Now
~ 164 years ago