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Fort Sumter and the âStartâ of the American Civil War (Photo of the Day) Michael Levy - April 12, 2011. It was 150 years ago today, in the early morning of April 12, 1861, that the American Civil War officially began.
Where The Civil War Began. Pick up any history textbook and it will indicate the American Civil War began April 12, 1861, when Confederate batteries opened fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. That may have been the first âofficialâ military engagement, although there were no casualties during the bombardment.