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After April 12, 1861 this structure on an artificial island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor got famous fast |
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Abner Doubleday, purported inventor of baseball, ordered the firing of the first defensive shots of the war at this location |
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2022-12-27 |
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Not a single person was killed in the April 1861 battle over this fort, but it did launch the Civil War |
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2015-11-03 |
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The American flag was lowered in surrender at this fort on April 14, 1861 |
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2013-03-21 |
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Site of the first battle, this fort was incomplete & its 60 guns pointed out to sea |
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2010-07-09 |
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The war's first casualty, Daniel Hough, was killed in an accidental explosion at this fort |
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2009-06-04 |
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After many days of bombardment, it became the first Union fort surrendered to the Confederates |
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2007-04-27 |
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In Feb. 2005 a reenactment was staged for this 140th anniversary of this fort's reoccupation by Union troops |
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2006-02-06 |
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This federal fort was still under construction when attacked by the Confederacy on April 12, 1861 |
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2003-12-03 |
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It was the first Union fort captured by Confederate forces |
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2003-11-20 |
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On April 12, 1861, Fort Johnson fired upon this fort, beginning the Civil War |
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2002-02-12 |
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Not one person was killed in the battle for this fort, the first battle of the Civil War |
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2000-02-16 |
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On April 12, 1861 Confederate general Beauregard attacked this fort in Charleston Harbor |
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1999-09-07 |
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Bombarded with some 4,000 shells during a 34-hour stretch, this fort surrendered to the South on April 14, 1861 |
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1998-09-11 |
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2 days after the war began, Union troops surrendered this South Carolina fort to the Confederates |
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1997-12-22 |
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In the first action of the war, Gen. Pierre Beauregard directed the Confederate bombing of this fort |
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1995-11-03 |
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This Charleston Harbor garrison endured 34 hours of bombardment before surrendering in April 1861 |
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1995-10-02 |
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When Lincoln took office, the Union held 4 forts in Confederate terr.: 3 in Fla. & this one in S.C. |
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1995-07-12 |
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Federal forces recaptured this South Carolina fort Feb. 18, 1865 |
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1994-05-04 |
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Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard took this fort from his former artillery teacher Major Robert Anderson |
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1993-06-10 |
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Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was "The Hero of" this South Carolina fort |
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1992-10-07 |
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The federal garrison in this fort surrendered April 13, 1861 after one day of fighting |
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1992-03-04 |
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It was the first Union fort taken by the Confederates in the Civil War |
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1990-10-25 |
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Major Robert Anderson was in command of this S.C. fort when it was attacked in April 1861 |
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1990-05-09 |
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The Confederates held this fort from April 1861 to February 1865 |
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1990-03-30 |
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While it was the site of the 1st battle of the war, no one was killed during the fight |
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1988-11-23 |
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After they surrendered this S. Carolina fort April 14, 1861, the defenders were allowed to sail to New York |
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1988-02-10 |
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Though shots fired at this garrison started the war, no casualties resulted |
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1984-09-13 |
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First shot of the Civil War was fired there |
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1984-01-01 |
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