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Although some hostilities were reported prior to the date, the usual reference is the firing on Fort Sumter (Charleston, SC) by Confederate artillery on April 12, 1861. The fort was surrendered and evacuated the following day. The only mammal killed was a horse. No other shots hit any person.

Three months earlier, an unarmed ship attempting to bring supplies to the fort was fired upon on January 9. An armed relief and resupply arrived on April 11, at which time the decision was made to fire on the fort before the reinforcements were landed.
Started in April 12, 1861 - April 9, 1865 (last shot fired June 22, 1865)
April 1861, when the Confederates fired on Fort Sumter, an island garrison occupied by the US Army. As it formed part of South Carolina, the Confederates regarded the fort as their territory.
Officially, 12 April 1861

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