The evacuation of Fort Sumter in Charleston harbour (April 12th 1861) was the incident that started the war.
After this, there was a lull before the first pitched battle (Bull Run/Manassas, July 21st), though there had been a few skirmishes in Western Virginia.
1861 - the bombardment of Ft. Sumter
April 12, 1861 southern troops began the first shots of the war in Charleston harbor of Ft. Sumter.
The first shots fired were April 12, 1861 at Ft. Sumter, Charleston Harbor. SC.
later in the war
who were the johnny rebels in the civil war, who were they fighting against, and why
California is on the west coast and was not a part of the civil war.
What? They did not prevent a civil war, they fought one .
The fighting and casualties of the Civil War occurred at the Battle of Bull Run at Manassas, Virginia.
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