"Bombardment of Ft. Sumter, Charleston Harbor, 12th & 13th of April, 1861," lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1861
     The Civil War began at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. On April 12-13, 1861 Confederate troops under General Pierre G. T. Beauregard bombarded the fort commanded by Major Robert Anderson, forcing the Union held enclave to surrender.  
"Bombardment of Ft. Sumter, Charleston Harbor, 12th & 13th of April, 1861," lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1861

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