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Fort Sumter Online
The Confederate firing on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina on April 12, 1861 was the beginning of the Civil War. What was going on inside the fort during the attack? Why did Confederates open fire on the fort? How did President Abraham Lincoln respond to the attack? What happened to the fort’s Union defenders? Find answers to all these questions and more during this presentation.
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