Where was the first shot of civil war fired?
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At what fort was the first shot of civil war fired? Where was the fort located at which the first shot of the civil war was fired?
Fort Sumter
Charleston, South Carolina Charleston
Battle of Fort Sumter
Where was the first shot of civil war fired?
Battle of Fort Sumter Edmund Ruffin Battle of Pensacola (1861) Fort Sumter Battle of Philippi (West Virginia) List of naval battles of the American Civil War Abner Doubleday Battles of Lexington and Concord William Stewart Simkins Star of the West
The Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12–13, 1861) was the bombardment of Fort 
Sumter near ... The battle is usually recognized as the <b>first</b> battle that opened the 
American <b>Civil War</b>. ... had traveled to Charleston to be present for the beginning 
of the war, and <b>fired</b> one of the <b>first shots</b> at Sumter after the signal round, a 64-
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 
writings ... Ruffin is given credit for &quot;<b>firing</b> the <b>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;... 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;... 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. 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 ... Those who were armed <b>fired</b> a few <b>shots</b> at the advancing 
bluecoats, then&nbsp;... The naval battles of the American <b>Civil War</b>, fought between the Union and the 
Confederacy, changed the foundations of naval warfare with the <b>first</b> use of 
ironclads and submarines, and the introduction of newer and more powerful 
naval artillery. The <b>first shots</b> of the naval war were <b>fired</b> on April 13, 1861, during 
the Battle&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> 
the <b>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 Battles of Lexington and Concord were the <b>first</b> military engagements of the 
American ... For the American Civil War battles, see Battle of Lexington (
disambiguation). ... The <b>first shots</b> were <b>fired</b> just as the sun was rising at 
Lexington. William Stewart Simkins (August 25, 1842 – February 27, 1929) was a 
Confederate soldier and professor of law at the University of Texas at Austin. 
While a Citadel cadet, he quite possibly <b>fired</b> the <b>first shot</b> of the American <b>Civil</b> 
<b>War</b>. 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
Battle of Fort Sumter