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‘Round the Square: The Civil War’s beginning
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April 12, 2025

‘Round the Square: The Civil War’s beginning

BEGINNING: At 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor. Less than 34 hours later, Union forces surrendered. The Civil War

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