Ft. Sumter started on April 12, 1861 in the harbor in South Carolina around 4 am.
Fort sumter, fort Sumter was the first battle of the civil war
The secession of South Carolina from the Union
The first engagement of the War Between the States occurred at Fort Sumter, near Charleston, South Carolina, on 12 and 13 April 1861.
The bombardment of Fort Sumter started the Civil War
The bombardment of Fort Sumter started the Civil War
The bombardment of Fort Sumter started the Civil War
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Lincoln wanted to get rid of slavery and the south didn't agree, so they left and refused to return to the Union. Thats what started the Civil War.
The succession of the eleven slaves states, which formed the Confederated States of America, followed by the election of President Lincoln were what led to the start of hostilities in the American Civil War. It was the Confederate force's bombardment of Fort Sumter in South Carolina on April 12, 1861, that actually started the war.
The election of 1860 (Lincoln) and slavery got the north and south heated, but the incident that started the civil war was at Fort Sumter. The lower south seceded and attacked Fort Sumter (a federal fort), this was considered an act of war. Lincoln attacked back and then the rest of the south secedes and the civil war started
The event that triggered the fighting between the north and south was when Jefferson Davis ordered that Fort Sumpter be attacked. This started the American Civil War. States rights and slavery were also trigger points.