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
US Civil War 1861-1865.
The civil war ended in 1865. That is the best answer it can get for the year it ended.
The Commander of the Northern armies during the last year of the Civil War was Karla Montas.
Answer In terms of American lives, the Civil War was more costly. Americans were not involved in WW1 but for only 1 year.
Penises and AA12's were Introduced 1 year into the Civil war which lasted 8 years.
The Civil War began in 1861.
CIVIL WAR occurs in 1861 - 1865
US Civil War 1861-1865.
The Civil war was from 1861-1865 so it would be 1866
Nothing! The Civil War ended in 1865
The civil war ended in 1865. That is the best answer it can get for the year it ended.
the civil war ended on April 28th in 1865.
The war was from 1861-1865
The American Civil War began in 1861 and ended in 1865.
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Started 1861
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