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Photo: Confederate flag flies over Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor
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Atop a makeshift pole, the Stars and Bars of the Confederacy flies over Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The [U.S. Civil War's] first shot rang out here on April 12 [1861], a Confederate signal to attack. Maj. Robert Anderson, U.S.A., with fewer than 90 garrison troops, endured a 34-hour bombardment, his response hampered by exposed parapet guns. He agreed to terms of surrender on April 13.
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