jan 1, 1861 - Fort Sumter

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Description: Fort Sumter is an island fortification located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina most famous for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War (1861-65). Originally constructed in 1829 as a coastal garrison, U.S. Major Robert Anderson occupied the unfinished fort in December 1860 following South Carolina’s secession from the Union, initiating a standoff with the state’s militia forces. When President Abraham Lincoln announced plans to resupply the fort, Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard bombarded Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, kicking off the Battle of Fort Sumter.
Connection: The Secession of South Carolina was one of the leading causes for this fight another was the ever so rising tension between the northerners and southerners
Website: https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/fort-sumter
Image URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Bombardment_of_Fort_Sumter.jpg

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