apr 12, 1861 - Attack on Fort Sumter (start of Civil War)
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The American Civil war began when Confederates fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina. The fort had been a source of tension between the Union and Confederacy. The attack endured for three and a half days before the North commander surrendered.
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