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Apart from the Fort Sumter bombardment and a few skirmishes in Western Virginia, the first battle proper was First Bull Run (Manassas), July 1861, won by the Confederates.

But neither army had been anywhere near ready for combat - which was the chief lesson of the battle.

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The first battle of the American civil war was Fort Sumter.

Fort Sumter started on April 12,1861.

Fort Sumter is in Charleston, South Carolina.

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April 12, 1861 at Fort Sumter SC. The Battle ended April 14, 1861.

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The first battle of the US Civil War was the bombardment of Fort Sumter that took place on April 12, 1861 at 4,30 AM.

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The first battle of the US Civil War was the First Battle of Bull Run in the late Summer of 1861.

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