The attack on Fort Sumter, a special sea fort planned after the War of 1812. The first shots of the American Civil War, the First Battle of Fort Sumter opened on April 12, 1861, when Confederate artillery fired on the Union garrison in Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Location: Charleston, SC, United States
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