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1861 - Sumter

April 12, 1861 - U.S. army troops are stationed at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, an island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor. From across the water, Confederate soldiers open fire with mortar shells on the fort. The Civil War has begun! For the next four years, the war will turn America's countrymen, neighbors and families bitterly against each other.

Exhibit & Section: 
History Timeline [1]
U.S. Civil War 1861-1865 [2]
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20
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Event Date Field: 
Tuesday, January 1, 1861
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[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/history-timeline [2] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/us-civil-war-1861-1865