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The first battle was on April 12th, 1861 at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. Which started the Civil War.
There was no actual declaration of war, since Congress did not recognise the Confederacy as a sovereign nation. (That's also why there was no peace treaty, only an armistice.)
The firing of Confederate guns on Fort Sumter is taken as the starting signal. Lincoln responded by calling for volunteer troops, which was the equivalent of declaring war.
But many people feel that the opening shots of the civil war were actually fired at Harper's Ferry in 1859 by John Brown. There was no actual declaration of war, since Congress did not recognise the Confederacy as a sovereign nation. (That's also why there was no peace treaty, only an armistice.)
The firing of Confederate guns on Fort Sumter is taken as the starting signal. Lincoln responded by calling for volunteer troops, which was the equivalent of declaring war.
But many people feel that the opening shots of the civil war were actually fired at Harper's Ferry in 1859 by John Brown.
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∙ 11y agoThe US's Civil War began in Charleston, SC. Confederate forces captured the main fort guarding the Charleston Harbor, Fort Sumter.
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When did the civil war started in America?
The one in the US started in 1861
What month did the Civil War start?
The US Civil War started on April 12, 1861.
Which us war started 150 years ago?
The Civil War
When the civil war started how many states were in the us?
There were 34 states when the US Civil War began.
Was the Civil War the war that started all wars?
No. The US Civil War was an undeclared war fought against Southern states trying to leave the union (US).
The US Civil War was started in the state of?
South Carolina.
What president was in office when the US Civil War started?
Lincoln
How old was the US when the civil war started?
85 years
What famous military action by the Confederate Army started the civil war?
(US Civil War) The South shelled Ft. Sumter (US Fort).
The first state to rejoin us after the civil war?
it started in w.d.c
When did slavery become a problem in the US making the Civil War start?
The civil war started over "States Rights", not slavery.
How old was US President Lincoln during the US Civil War?
The Civil War lasted from 1861-1865. Lincoln was born February 12, 1809. He was 52, when the war started, and 56, when the war ended.
