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Christmas Night Move at Fort Sumter Marked Civil War Start
On Christmas 1860 Major Robert Anderson moved his small garrison from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor. Authorities warned of possible secessionist action as South Carolina had just left the Union. The transfer involved destroying ammunition and equipment, leaving only heavy shot, and set the stage for the April 1861 attack that began the Civil War.
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Elmo Scott
Robert Anderson
United States Army
Fort Moultrie
Fort Sumter
Charleston
S. C
West Point
Ilinois
Florida
Winfield Scott
el Molino del Rey
United States
Charleston Harbor
South Carolina
Anderson
Union
Moultrie
Sumter
Castle Pinckney
Alderson
Sullivan's Island
Major Anderson
North
South
P. T. Beauregard
Maj
Magnesia
Milnesia
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