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Fort Sumter

Fort Sumter is a Third System masonry coastal fortification located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The fort is best known as the site upon which the shots initiating the American Civil War were fired, at the Battle of Fort Sumter.- Construction :...

Timeline of Events

1861

4.12.1861

American Civil War: The war begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.

4.13.1861

American Civil War: Fort Sumter surrenders to Confederate forces.

1863

8.17.1863

American Civil War: In Charleston, South Carolina, Union batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held Fort Sumter.