The Civil War Begins

   The Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12–14, 1861) was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter, nearCharleston, South Carolina, that started the American Civil War.

•Southern States left the Union upon the election of Abraham Lincoln, declared themselves the Confederate States of America, and seized federal arsenals in the South

•When Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter, SC, Lincoln declared the Southern states in rebellion and called for 75,000 volunteers to fight

Jefferson Davis -President Confederate States of America

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