4 December 1861
Siege of Fort Sumter
Confederate forces begin the attack on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Fort Sumter in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Confederate forces begin the attack on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor
Union forces agree to surrender Fort Sumter after the bombardment
Provenance
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