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Fort Sumter is nomally taken as the first engagement of the war, with the Confederate artillery firing on the US Army garrison on the island of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbour on April 12th 1861, even though there were no casualties.
After a number of small skirmishes, the first pitched battle was Bull Run/Manassas (July 21st 1861), a Confederate win.
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First battle of Civil War?
the first battle of the civil war was the Battle of Fort Sumter.
The first battle of the Revolutionary War?
The first battle of the American Revoutionary War was in Lexington.
Where was the first battle of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter then First Battle of Bull RunThere are varying opinions on what qualifies as the first battle of the Civil War. Fort Sumter was the first conflict and it led to the Civil War. But the First Battle of Bull Run was the first major land battle of the Civil War.
Name the first battle in the civil war?
The first major battle of the American Civil War was the First Battle of Bull Run or the First Battle of Manasas (they are the same battle but with a different name)
Where was the first battle of the Civil War and which side won the first battle?
First Battle of Bull RunThe 1st Bull Run was in fact the first battle of the Civil War. The Attack on Fort Sumter only "led" to the Civil War.
What was the first serious battle of the civil war?
Antitam was the first major battle in the Civil War.
Where did the civil war began meaning what was the first battle?
First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) : the first major battle of the American Civil War .
World war 2 where was the first battle what was the first battlewhy was there a first battle how was there a first battle?
The first battle for the US was Pearl Harbor.
What was the first battle in the war?
The Battle of Concord and then the Battle of Lexington
What was the first battle of the pacific war?
The first and biggest battle was in Japan.
Why would the battle of Ft Sumter be considered the first battle of the civil war?
It was the first time actual gunfire was exchanged. As such, it was the first battle of the Civil War.
Why is the Battle of Lexington a significant battle?
because it was the first war of the revolution war. :]
