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Battles of Fort Sumter
General P.G.T. Beauregard, in command of the Confederate forces around Charleston Harbor, opened fire on the Union garrison holding Fort Sumter. At 2:30pm on April 13 Major Robert Anderson, garrison commander, surrendered the fort and was evacuated the next day. -
First Battle of Manassas
First Battle of Bull Run, also known as Battle of First Manassas, they fought in Prince William County, Virginia, just north of the city of Manassas and about 25 miles west-southwest of Washington