The Civil War

Civil War begins as Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter

The bloodiest four years in American history begin when Confederate shore batteries under General P.G.T. Beauregard o...

Navy Civil War Chronology - Naval History and Heritage Command

... Civil War (1861-65). SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OF 1861. 12 April. Fort Sumter fired on by Confederate batteries -- the conflict begins. 19 April. President Lincoln ...

U.S. Civil War starts with shelling of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861.

On April 12, 1861, forces of the Confederate States of America shell the Union Army-held Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, setting off the ...