Who fired the shots that began the civil war?
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Farley Lt. Henry S. Farley
American Civil War Battle of Fort Sumter
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pound&nbsp;... 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 
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start of the <b>Civil War</b>, he was a captain and second in command in the garrison at 
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early 1800s ... Playing a key role in South Carolina&#39;s efforts during the <b>Civil War</b>, 
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<b>shots</b> of the war and continued all day, watched by many civilians in a&nbsp;... Some historians suggest that these were the <b>first shots</b> fired by United States 
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Lt. Henry S. Farley
Battle of Fort Sumter