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From The New-York Times April 13, 1861 (The New York Times Archive): THE WAR COMMENCED.The First Gun Fired by Fort Moultrie Against Fort Sumpter.; THE BOMBARDMENT CONTINUED ALL DAY. Spirited Return from Major Anderson’s Guns. The Firing from Fort Sumpter … Continue reading

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