Today in History

April 12, 1861

The Civil War Begins

The first shots of the civil war were fired on this day in 1861. Confederate batteries opened fire on the fort, located in Charleston harbor, South Carolina, for 34 straight hours. On April 13, Union forces surrendered the fort. The Civil War had begun and would last another four years.

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