Fort Sumter, located in Charleston harbor, South Carolina, is best known as the site upon which the shots initiating the American Civil War were fired. On April 12, 1861, at 4:30 a.m., Confederate batteries opened fire, firing for 34 straight hours, on the fort. All discussions about this topic are contained in this forum. Thu, 17 May 2012 05:45:39 +0000 Thu, 17 May 2012 05:45:39 +0000 American Civil War Forums http://civilwartalk.com/forums/battle-of-fort-sumter.97/ Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:40:04 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-crisis-of-sumter.70233/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-crisis-of-sumter.70233/ W. Richardson W. Richardson 324 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:33:18 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/proposed-invasion-of-charleston-harbor-by-the-north.20735/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/proposed-invasion-of-charleston-harbor-by-the-north.20735/ wilber6150 wilber6150 677 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:44:24 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/was-the-battle-really-bloodless.66228/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/was-the-battle-really-bloodless.66228/ wilber6150 wilber6150 24 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:33:47 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/union-officer-at-fort-sumter-who-later-became-a-confederate-officer.63663/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/union-officer-at-fort-sumter-who-later-became-a-confederate-officer.63663/ RoadDog RoadDog 1 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:29:11 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/robert-toombs-first-confederate-states-secretary-of-state.58790/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/robert-toombs-first-confederate-states-secretary-of-state.58790/ Ouachita Rebels Ouachita Rebels 14 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:03:12 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-financial-cost-of-the-sumter-crisis-to-s-carolina.59618/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-financial-cost-of-the-sumter-crisis-to-s-carolina.59618/ wilber6150 wilber6150 4 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:54:05 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/fort-sumter-what-threats-more-defensible.51808/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/fort-sumter-what-threats-more-defensible.51808/ dvrmte dvrmte 67 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:27:47 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/sumter-provocation.15896/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/sumter-provocation.15896/ Savez Savez 567 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:03:52 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/why-did-the-south-fire-on-fort-sumter.22146/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/why-did-the-south-fire-on-fort-sumter.22146/ john haueisen john haueisen 808 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:10:45 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/gov-pickens-thoughts-on-sumter.25901/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/gov-pickens-thoughts-on-sumter.25901/ wilber6150 wilber6150 16 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:59:19 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/rebel-guns-charleston-april-1861.45792/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/rebel-guns-charleston-april-1861.45792/ trice trice 30 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:28:55 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/star-of-west-vs-sumter-reaction.25857/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/star-of-west-vs-sumter-reaction.25857/ wilber6150 wilber6150 58 Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:36:17 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-first-casualties-of-the-civil-war-were-all-irish-immigrants%E2%80%94a-coincidence.23453/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-first-casualties-of-the-civil-war-were-all-irish-immigrants%E2%80%94a-coincidence.23453/ longislandwins longislandwins 2 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:51:55 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/confederate-military-build-up-before-sumter.20238/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/confederate-military-build-up-before-sumter.20238/ wilber6150 wilber6150 319 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:15:21 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/piece-of-fort-sumter-flag-for-sale.26052/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/piece-of-fort-sumter-flag-for-sale.26052/ Southron Sr. Southron Sr. 2 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:13:45 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/no-attack-on-fort-sumter.20495/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/no-attack-on-fort-sumter.20495/ Manny102 Manny102 80 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:34:00 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/sesquicentennial-stamps.23459/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/sesquicentennial-stamps.23459/ The Iron Duke The Iron Duke Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:28:13 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/fort-sumter-articles.23325/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/fort-sumter-articles.23325/ Bmac48 Bmac48 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:50:56 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/videos-marking-the-150th-anniversary-of-the-seige-of-fort-sumter.23281/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/videos-marking-the-150th-anniversary-of-the-seige-of-fort-sumter.23281/ civilwartalk civilwartalk 18 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:12:26 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-struggle-for-fort-sumter.22522/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-struggle-for-fort-sumter.22522/ civilwartalk civilwartalk 39 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 02:52:36 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/civil-war-trust-animated-ft-sumter-map.22938/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/civil-war-trust-animated-ft-sumter-map.22938/ Nathanb1 Nathanb1 8 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 23:26:30 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/ft-sumter-activity-in-doubt.23203/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/ft-sumter-activity-in-doubt.23203/ Pogster Pogster 7 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:14:24 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/anyone-else-observing-the-150th-anniversary.23146/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/anyone-else-observing-the-150th-anniversary.23146/ maggerylaundress maggerylaundress 7 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 03:05:10 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/no-150th-events-at-fort-sumter.23162/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/no-150th-events-at-fort-sumter.23162/ civilwartalk civilwartalk Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:31:54 +0000 http://civilwartalk.com/threads/charleston-ft-sumter-april-9-2011.22967/ http://civilwartalk.com/threads/charleston-ft-sumter-april-9-2011.22967/ LGB1 LGB1 3