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Fort Sumter Fired On

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Fort Sumter, South Carolina, was fired on by Federal troops, which launched the American Civil War. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union.

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Themes: Civic Ideas and Action
Timeframes: 1860 – 1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction
Audience: College, General Public, High School, Middle School, Teacher

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Type of Entry: Timeline
Themes: Civic Ideas and Action
Timeframes: 1860 – 1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction
Audience: College, General Public, High School, Middle School, Teacher

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