Essay Archive - Civil War Timeline
Civil War Timeline
April 12, 1861 - At 4:30 a.m. Confederates under Gen. Pierre Beauregard
open fire with 50 cannons upon Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina.
The Civil War begins.
April 14, 1861. - Fort Sumter after its capture, showing damage from the
Rebel bombardment of over 3000 shells and now flying the Rebel "Stars and
Bars"
April 17, 1861 - Virginia secedes from the Union, followed within five
weeks by Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina, thus forming an eleven
state Confederacy with a population of 9 million, including nearly 4
mi....
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