The official start of the Civil War would be the Confederate bombardment of the Union Fort Sumter, which would later be known as the Battle of Fort Sumter. It took place from April 12 to 14, 1861. In response, President Lincoln called for 75, 000 volunteers to suppress the rebellion and 4 other states ceded to the CSA, starting the war.
It was the beginning of the Civil War.
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It was the beginning of the Civil War
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the beginning civil war battle place date and who started it
The American Civil War.
the civil started in 1861
It was the beginning of the Civil War.
It was the beginning of the Civil War.
They could always claim that they didn't want a war. They just wanted the right to secede. Any war would have to be declared by the Union - though in practice, Lincoln could not do this without appearing to recognise the Confederacy as a sovereign nation. That is why the Civil War had no official beginning, and no official end.
At the beginning of the Civil War President Lincoln stated that the war was being fought to preserve the Union.
Official beginning and end: mid-1861 to early 1865 Unofficial: 1857 (skirmishes) to 1865
Civil War
1861
86 years
The location that arked the beginning of the civil war was Gettysburg.