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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.
On This Day, 1861 â Confederacy Attacks Fort Sumter, Civil War Begins. 1  By: Aaron P.  On this day, April 12, 1861, Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter, the nearly completed federal garrison positioned on a man-made island in South Carolinaâs Charleston harbor. The date is considered the official starting point of Civil War.