<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the American Civil War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Bombardment of Fort Sumter by Currier & Ives </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> April 12--13, 1861 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Charleston, South Carolina 32 ° 45 ′ 8" N 79 ° 52 ′ 29" W ﻿ / ﻿ 32.75222 ° N 79.87472 ° W ﻿ / 32.75222; - 79.87472 Coordinates: 32 ° 45 ′ 8" N 79 ° 52 ′ 29" W ﻿ / ﻿ 32.75222 ° N 79.87472 ° W ﻿ / 32.75222; - 79.87472 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Confederate victory </P> <Ul> <Li> Confederacy captures Fort Sumter </Li> <Li> Beginning of the American Civil War </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> April 12--13, 1861 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Charleston, South Carolina 32 ° 45 ′ 8" N 79 ° 52 ′ 29" W ﻿ / ﻿ 32.75222 ° N 79.87472 ° W ﻿ / 32.75222; - 79.87472 Coordinates: 32 ° 45 ′ 8" N 79 ° 52 ′ 29" W ﻿ / ﻿ 32.75222 ° N 79.87472 ° W ﻿ / 32.75222; - 79.87472 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Confederate victory </P> <Ul> <Li> Confederacy captures Fort Sumter </Li> <Li> Beginning of the American Civil War </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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