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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.
April 12,1861 â¦ âBATTLE OF FT SUMTERâ . HIstoric beginning of the Civil War as Ft. Sumter in Charleston harbor, S. Carolina is shelled at 4:30 a.m. in our Civil War Timeline. Ft Sumter surrenders approximately 36 hours later.Istoric beginning of the Civil War as Ft. Sumter in Charleston harbor, S. Carolina is shelled at 4:30 a.m. in our Civil War Timeline. Ft Sumter surrenders approximately 36 hours later.