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Caption: In the spring of 1861, Fort Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, remained in Union hands despite South Carolina's succession. The Confederacy fired on the fort in April and inaugurated the Civil War.


Lithograph by Currier and Ives (1861). Chicago Historical Society [ICHi-22041]



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