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| April 12, 1861 April 13, 1861 |
Beginning at 4:30 am on the 12th and continuing until the morning of the 13th, Confederate batteries along the shore of Charleston Harbor fire on Fort Sumter under the command of Major Robert Anderson. Anderson arranges a surrender with Texas Senator Louis Wigfall on the morning of the 13th. | South Carolina |
| P. G. T. Beauregard | ||
| Fort Sumter | ||
| Edmund Ruffin | ||
| Civil War Firsts | ||
| Robert Anderson | ||
| November 4, 1861 | U. S. Navy enters Port Royal Sound | South Carolina |
| June 16, 1862 | Battle of Secessionville
Battle of Fort Johnson Brigadier General H. W. Benham [US] attacks forces under Brigadier General Nathan "Shanks" Evans near Charleston |
South Carolina |
| July 10, 1863 July 11, 1863 |
Battle of Fort Wagner | South Carolina |
| Quincy A. Gillmore | ||
| P. G. T. Beauregard | ||
| July 18, 1863 | The 54th Massachusetts, comprised primarily of free blacks from Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, attack Battery Wagner in Charleston Harbor, losing 30% of their men and forcing Quincey Gillmore to lay siege to the city. The film "Glory " is based on this action. |
South Carolina |
| Quincy A. Gillmore | ||
| Siege of Charleston |
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