What side fired the first shots of the US Civil War and where did this happen?

Answer 1

The first shots were fired at Fort Sumter South Carolina. They were fired by the South or also known as the Confederacy.

The accepted answer is Fort Sumter, where the Confederates fired on the US Army garrison to assert their sovereignty over South Carolina. This might be taken as a declaration of war by the new Confederate States of America - a nation that Lincoln did not recognize, which is why he did not make any declaration of war, only a threat to put down a rebellion of states.

Answer 2

The Southern rebellion began in earnest when the Confederates fired on the US Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. It remained a rebellion until the Confederate Congress stated that the Confederacy was at war with the US.The US Supreme Court knew that what was allowed under a rebellion and what can be termed as a war was important for a variety of reasons, such as the death of soldiers and destruction of property.

The Court cites President Lincoln's meeting with the US Congress in July of 1861 to be the end of the rebellion and the beginning of a war. In July Lincoln asked Congress for an army and funds to fight a somewhat expected to be a short war.