The questions of who may suspend the privilege of the writ and under what circumstances emerged in the spring of 1861. On April 12, Confederate forces fired on U.S.-controlled Fort Sumter in ...

In “1861: The Lost Peace,” Winik covers the lead-up to the first shots being fired at Fort Sumter. The political intrigue leading up to 1861 rivals the battlefield action readers come to ...

In “1861: The Lost Peace,” Winik covers the lead-up to the first shots being fired at Fort Sumter. The political intrigue leading up to 1861 rivals the battlefield action readers come to ...

In April 1861, cannons opened fire on Fort Sumter—and the American Civil War began. This is the tense standoff that turned into the first battle of a nation divided.

The Civil War began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, on April 12, 1861. The war ended in spring 1865; Robert E. Lee surrendered the last major ...

April 12, 1861 by Leave a Comment. On this day in 1861, the first official shots of the American Civil War were fired. The short battle, which took place at Union-held Fort Sumter in Charleston, South ...

On April 12, 1861, confederate forces began firing on Fort Sumter, and continued to fire for more than 30 hours. A 28-and-a-half inch “flag” made from a sheet was raised above the fort to ...

A look at what happened April 7-12, 1861, before the firing on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The shots fired spurred the start of the Civil War.

Clearing Charleston Harbor of Torpedoes Narrow Escape of a U.S. Survey Steamer Explosion of a Torpedo Under Her Bows Gen. Anderson to Raise the OldFlag Over Sumter on April 12. Share full article ...

Most folks will tell you the Civil War began April 12, 1861, with the first shots fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Many historians, however, say the war actually began 164 years ago this ...