The state of South Carolina was the first state to leave the United States prior to the Civil War. They started the Confederacy.
fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina
In south Carolina.
There were 34 states when the US Civil War began.
South Carolina seceded prior to the start of the American Civil War, but it was the first state to do so.
Seven states had seceded from the United States by 1861. One of those Confederate states, South Carolina, demanded that the US Army leave Fort Sumter, which started the Civil War.
south carolina
South Carolina.
It started in South Carolina, Fort Sumter
Ft. Sumter started on April 12, 1861 in the harbor in South Carolina around 4 am.
Fort Sumter
The Civil War started in Fort Sumter, South Carolina. That was where the first shots were fired. This happened in 1861.
The Civil War started when South Carolina fired on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. South Carolina chose to seceed from the Union because they were afraid of what Abraham Lincoln would do about ending slavery.
The South and North had tension way before the Civil War, but the Civil War started at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. That is where the opening shots were fired.
Secession started in and the first battle was in South Carolina (Fort Sumter). The state immediately to its north is North Carolina.
Fort Sumter, located in Charlston Harbor, South Carolina.
The war started at Charleston Harbor, Charleston, South Carolina.
December 1860 - before the war started.