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Fort Sumter National MonumentRuins of the officer's quarters at Fort Sumter
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Artist's rendition of the opening shot of the American Civil War with Fort Sumter in the distance.  

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The first shot of the American Civil War didn't hit anything. It was a 10-inch mortar shell, fired from Fort Johnson, that exploded above Fort Sumter as a signal for Confederate artillery to open fire on the Union-held fort. Fort Sumter National Monument, SC

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