Firing began at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, when Confederate forces attacked the Union-held fort in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The conflict arose after the secession of several Southern states from the Union and the subsequent establishment of the Confederacy. The Union's refusal to surrender the fort, despite being surrounded and low on supplies, prompted the Confederates to initiate hostilities, marking the official start of the American Civil War.
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confederate soldier fire on union troops in fort sumter.
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they didnt have any, the south kept of firing at the fort, and the troops (northerner) at the fort were low on supplies. They had to surrender
The firing at Fort Sumter marked the beginning of the Civil War.
By firing on the island garrison of Fort Sumter - officially 'federal property', but to the Confederates, part of South Carolina.
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the battle of fort Sumter began in April 12-13, 1861
confederate soldier fire on union troops in fort sumter.
It occurred on April 1861.
The firing on Fort Sumter
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The Battle of Fort Sumter began and ended at Charleston Harbor, Charleston, South Carolina.
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