USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -At 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor. Less than 34 hours later, Union forces surrendered. Traditionally, this event has been used to mark the beginning of the Civil War.

Detailed explanation-2: -We have been told that the first shot fired in the “Civil War” was fired by the Confederacy at Fort Sumter in response to the Lincoln government’s attempt to rearm and re-supply that federal installation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Friday April 12, 1861 A signal mortar shell was fired from Fort Johnson over Fort Sumter. Firing from surrounding batteries soon followed, starting the battle.

Detailed explanation-4: -Charleston Harbor, SC | Apr 12-14, 1861. The attack on Fort Sumter marked the official beginning of the American Civil War-a war that lasted four years, cost the lives of more than 620, 000 Americans, and freed 3.9 million enslaved people from bondage.