Capturing Fort Sumter from the Union army.
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The first military action by the Confederacy was the seizure of Federal forts Moultrie, Johnson and Pinkney in the Charleston Harbor on December 27, 1860. These forts were evacuated the day before and the garrisons were moved to Fort Sumter. In April of 1861, Fort Sumter was attacked by forces led by General Beauregard, and surrendered. These actions began the US Civil War.
the first military act was that people had shut down cabnients in 1876 and mclantley had put the fort and ledley in the section for slaves to escape
The bombardment of the Union Fort Sumter was the first military action of the American Civil War.
the first "official" draft occured during the civil war
The civil rights act of 1875.
During the American Revolution, some states resorted to the draft to get citizens to join the state militia. The United States first employed national conscription during the Civil War. I believe President Madison had tried to institute a draft while he was President but Congress would not approve it. The Union conscription law led to violent draft demonstrations in New York City, in 1863. Several people were killed during the Draft Riots.
Harry S. Truman signed an act which was the first military foreign aiding system legislation of the Cold War.
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