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A behind-the-scenes look at the 2 weeks leading up to the firing on Fort Sumter: Part 2
A look at what happened April 7-12, 1861, before the firing on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The shots fired ...
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Battle of Fort Sumter - Igniting the Civil War
The Battle of Fort Sumter in April 1861 marked the explosive start of the American Civil War. Confederate forces fired over 4,000 shells at the Union garrison in Charleston Harbor, forcing a ...