Who fired the first shots of the civil war?
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What side fired the first shots of the civil war? What individual fired the first shot of the civil war at 4:30 AM? Who falsely claimed to fire the first shots of the civil war?
South Carolina militia the Confederates
Henry S. Farley Lt. Henry S. Farley
Edmund Ruffin Ruffin
Fort Sumter Battle of Fort Sumter
fired the first shots of the civil war  Lt. Henry S. Farley
Battle of Fort Sumter Edmund Ruffin Charleston in the American Civil War History of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina ... Battle of Pensacola (1861) Star of the West Fort Sumter Marcellus Jones Abner Doubleday Battle of Philippi (West Virginia)
The Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12–13, 1861) was the bombardment of Fort 
Sumter near ... This article is about the 1861 battle that began the American Civil 
War. For the 1863 battle, ... (James had offered the <b>first shot</b> to Roger Pryor, a 
noted Virginia secessionist, who declined, saying, &quot;I could not <b>fire the first</b> gun of 
the war. Edmund Ruffin (January 5, 1794 – June 18, 1865) was a wealthy Virginia planter 
and slaveholder. In the last three decades before the <b>Civil War</b>, his pro-slavery 
writings ... Ruffin is given credit for &quot;<b>firing the first shot</b> of the war&quot; at the Battle of 
Fort Sumter in April 1861 and fought as a Confederate soldier despite his 
advanced&nbsp;... Charleston, South Carolina, was a hotbed of secession at the start of the 
American <b>Civil War</b> and an important Atlantic Ocean port city for the fledgling 
Confederate States of America. The <b>first shots</b> against the Federal government 
were those <b>fired</b> there by&nbsp;... The History of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina began in the 
early 1800s ... preventing it from reaching Fort Sumter with troops and supplies 
and thus <b>firing</b> what is considered to be the <b>first shots</b> of the American <b>Civil War</b>. The Battle of Pensacola was a battle between the Confederate States of America 
troops ... Some historians suggest that these were the <b>first shots fired</b> by United 
States forces in the <b>Civil War</b>. On January 10, 1861, the day Florida seceded from
&nbsp;... Star of the West was an American civilian steamship that was launched in 1852 
and scuttled by ... from the South Carolina Military Academy (now The Citadel) 
<b>fired</b> upon the ship, effectively the <b>first shots fired</b> in the American <b>Civil War</b>. Fort Sumter is a sea fort in Charleston, South Carolina, notable for two battles, the 
<b>first</b> of which signified the start of the American <b>Civil War</b>. ... These were the <b>first</b> 
<b>shots</b> of the war and continued all day, watched by many civilians in a celebratory 
spirit. ... was given the honor of <b>firing</b> the Union&#39;s <b>first shot</b>, in defense of the fort. Marcellus Ephraim Jones (June 5, 1830 – October 9, 1900) is reported as being 
the soldier who <b>fired the first shot</b> at the Battle of Gettysburg (1863). Contents. 1 
Early life; 2 <b>Civil War</b>; 3 Honors; 4 Death; 5 References; 6 External links&nbsp;... Abner Doubleday (June 26, 1819 – January 26, 1893) was a career United 
States Army officer and Union major general in the American <b>Civil War</b>. He <b>fired</b> 
<b>the first shot</b> in defense of Fort Sumter, the <b>opening</b> battle of the war, ... By the 
start of the <b>Civil War</b>, he was a captain and second in command in the garrison at 
Fort&nbsp;... The Battle of Philippi formed part of the Western Virginia Campaign of the 
American <b>Civil War</b> and was fought in and around Philippi, Virginia (now West 
Virginia), on June 3, 1861. A Union victory, it was the <b>first</b> organized land action 
of the war, though ... Kelley himself was <b>shot</b> while pursuing some of the 
retreating Confederates,&nbsp;...
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Fort Sumter is a sea fort in Charleston, South Carolina, notable for two battles, the 
first of which ... His story has been widely believed, but <b>Lieutenant Henry S.</b> 
<b>Farley</b>, commanding a battery of two 10 inch siege mortars on James Island 
actually&nbsp;... The United States Military Academy (USMA) is an undergraduate college in West 
Point, New ... Benjamin S. Ewell, 1832, 2nd <b>Lieutenant</b> USA, Colonel CSA; 
college professor and civil engineer; commanded ... Henry C. Wayne, 1838, 
Captain USA, Major General of Georgia Militia, Brigadier General CSA ... <b>Henry S</b>
. <b>Farley</b>, - <b>Farley</b> McGill Mowat, OC (May 12, 1921 – May 6, 2014) was a Canadian writer 
and ... His mother was Helen Lilian Thomson, daughter of <b>Henry</b> Andrew 
Hoffman ... and was commissioned as a second <b>lieutenant</b> into the Second 
Battalion, The ... In 1952, Mowat won the University of Western Ontario&#39;<b>s</b> 
President&#39;s Medal for&nbsp;... Edmund Ruffin (January 5, 1794 – June 18, 1865) was a wealthy Virginia planter 
and ... the actual first shot against Fort Sumter was a signal shot by <b>Lt</b>. <b>Henry S.</b> 
<b>Farley</b> from Fort Johnson under the command of Captain George S. James. Partner(<b>s</b>), Robert Calhoun ( c. 1959; d. 2008). <b>Farley</b> Earle Granger Jr. (July 1, 
1925 – March 27, 2011) was an American actor, best known ... the Gift of the 
Magi segment of the anthology film O. <b>Henry&#39;s</b> Full House, and the musical ... 
Senso as <b>Lieutenant</b> Franz Mahler; 1955: The Naked Street as Nicholas &#39;Nicky&#39; 
Bradna&nbsp;... Michael William Bray (September 25, 1889 – January 17, 1961) was an 
American lawyer and politician. He was <b>Lieutenant</b> Governor of New York from 
1933 to 1938. ... <b>Farley</b> permitted Tammany to choose the candidate for 
<b>lieutenant</b> governor. ... <b>Lieutenant</b> Governor: M. William Bray; Comptroller: Morris 
<b>S</b>. Tremaine&nbsp;... This is a list of members of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1619 to 1775 
from the ... John Bacon • James Bagnall • Roger Bagnall • <b>Henry</b> Bagnell • <b>Henry</b> 
... Thomas <b>Farley</b> • Lodowick Farmer • Thomas Farmer • (<b>Lieutenant</b> Colonel) 
John ... <b>S</b>[edit]. Rowland Sadler • Joseph Salmon • Samuel Sanford • John 
Sandiford&nbsp;... Franklin&#39;s lost expedition was a British voyage of Arctic exploration led by 
Captain Sir John ... Aside from Franklin, Crozier, and <b>Lieutenant</b> Graham Gore, 
the only other ... Written with the first &quot;<b>s</b>&quot; as an &quot;<b>ſ</b>&quot; (long <b>s</b>) in Victorian manner i.e.: &quot;
Cloẛsan&quot; ... Cmdr <b>Henry</b> Le Vesconte was the first cousin of William John Wills, 
the&nbsp;... Christopher Crosby <b>Farley</b> (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an 
American actor and comedian. <b>Farley</b> was known for his loud, energetic comedic 
style, and was a member of Chicago&#39;<b>s</b> Second ... Retrieved June 8, 2008. ^ Jump 
up to: Goldblatt, <b>Henry</b> (May 7, 2008). &quot;&#39;Chris <b>Farley</b> Show&#39; stuffed with gossip&quot;. James <b>Henry</b> Lane, also known as Jim Lane, (June 22, 1814 – July 11, 1866) 
was a partisan during the Bleeding Kansas period that immediately preceded the
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