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Headline: This Day in History: The Civil War Begins
Caption: April 12, 1861. Union-held Fort Sumter in Charleston Bay, SC, is attacked by Confederate shore batteries under the command of General P.G.T. Beauregard. After being battered for 34 straight hours, U.S. Major Robert Anderson surrendered the fort.
Keywords: This Day in History: The Civil War Begins,Civil War,United States,America,bloody,North,South,soldiers,killed,attacked,batter,fort,fight,men,lives lost
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