It started the war, pitting the industrial north against the better trained south
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It started the war, pitting the industrial north against the better trained south
The United States of America and the Confederate States of America.
The build-up of the new Confederate States Army, and their challenge to Fort Sumter, a tiny island garrison in Charleston Harbour, which they declared to be Confederate territory.
Henry S. Farley, a Lieutenant, fired the first shot at Fort Sumter. The Battle of Fort Sumter marked the beginning of the American Civil War.
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.
It began with the secession of South Carolina in December of 1860. The fighting didn't start until April 12, 1861, with the bombardment of Fort Sumter. It is this date that is typically referred to as the beginning of the war.