David Farragut was stationed at Fort Sumter at the beginning of the Civil War. He began his US Naval career at the age of 9 as a midshipman.
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Fort Sumter
No, the Confederate troops fired the first shots in the Civil War during the attack on Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861. The Union troops stationed at the fort returned fire in self-defense.
The Battle of Fort Sumter was fought in April of 1861. It was a Confederate victory, and it led to the beginning of the American Civil War.
The first battle of the civil war happened at fort Sumter on April 12 1861
The first shot's credited to the start of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina were the Confederate military attacked the fort.Fort sumpter