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Battle of Fort Sumter
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Battle of Fort Sumter: References & Edit History

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Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Start of the Civil War - secession and Fort Sumter. Jan 09, 2025
Add new Web site: The Washington Post - Attack on Fort Sumter marked start of war. Sep 30, 2024
Corrected display issue. Apr 19, 2024
Anniversary information added. Apr 05, 2024
Add new Web site: United States History - Fort Sumter. Feb 01, 2024
Add new Web site: National Geographic - Fort Sumter: How Civil War Began With a Bloodless Battle. Nov 25, 2023
Add new Web site: NCpedia - Fort Sumter. Sep 29, 2023
Add new Web site: Bill of Rights Institute - Fort Sumter and the Coming of the War. Jul 20, 2023
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Battle of Fort Sumter, April 1861. Jan 20, 2023
Add new Web site: American History Central - The Battle of Fort Sumter — The First Battle of the American Civil War. Feb 06, 2018
New article added. Nov 29, 2017
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