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Christmas Night Move That Sparked Civil War
The Christmas of 1860 saw Major Robert Anderson move by night from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. With 109 troops, he defied secessionist pressure, spiked guns, evacuated munitions, and reinforced Sumter, setting the stage for the April 1861 bombardment and the nation’s worst conflict.
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