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Battle of Fort Sumter (view source)
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{{American Civil War
{{ACWbattle
| image =Fort-sumterCurrierIves.jpg
|name =Battle of Fort Sumter
| conflict =
| image =[[File:Fort-sumterCurrierIves.jpg|300px]]
| date =April 12-13, 1861
| begin =12 April 1861
| location =Charleston Harbor<br/>Charleston, South Carolina
| end =14 April 1861
| combatant1 =
| place =Charleston County, [[South Carolina]]
| combatant2 =
|theater =Lower Seaboard Theater
| commander1 =Robert Anderson<br/>Major, USA
|campaign =Charleston Campaign
| commander2 =Pierre G.T. Beauregard<br/>Brig. General, CSA
| result =Confederate victory
| strength1 =85 soldiers
| combatants1 =Harbor garrison
| strength2 =500 soldiers (est)
| combatants2 =Provisional Confederate forces
| casualties1 =2 (after bombardment ended)
| commanders1 =[[Robert Anderson]]<br/>Major, USA
| casualties2 =None
| commanders2 =[[P.G.T. Beauregard]]<br/>Brigadier General, CSA
| strength1 =80
| strength2 =500 est.
| casualties1 =4
| casualties2 =none
}}
}}
The '''Battle of Fort Sumter''' of April 12-13, 1861 is considered the first military action in the [[American Civil War]].
The '''Battle of Fort Sumter''' of April 12-13, 1861 is considered the first military action in the [[American Civil War]].
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1861}}
[[Category: American Civil War Battles]]
[[Category: American Civil War Battles]]