[DOC] [TLE] Fort Sumter - American Civil War - HISTORY.com [PAR] Confederate troops then occupied Fort Sumter for nearly four years, resisting ... 
prior to William T. Sherman's capture of Charleston in February 1865. ... In 
response Beauregard opened fire on Fort Sumter shortly after 4:30 a.m. on April 
12, 1861. ... the following day in an explosion that occurred during an artillery 
salute held... [DOC] [TLE] American Civil War History - American Civil War - HISTORY.com [PAR] By the time it ended in Confederate surrender in 1865, the Civil War proved to be 
the ... office in March 1861, Confederate forces threatened the federal-held Fort 
Sumter ... On April 12, after Lincoln ordered a fleet to resupply Sumter, 
Confederate .... South Carolina, fell to Sherman's men by mid-February, and 
Jefferson Davis... [DOC] [TLE] The History Place - U.S. Civil War 1861-1865 [PAR] Jump To: Fort Sumter Attacked - First Bull Run - Shiloh - Second Bull Run - 
Antietam ... February 9, 1861 - The Confederate States of America is formed with 
Jefferson ... April 15, 1861 - President Lincoln issues a Proclamation calling for 
75,000 .... all slaves in territories held by Confederates and emphasizes the 
enlisting of... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Fort Sumter - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Fort Sumter (April 1214, 1861) was the bombardment of U.S. Fort 
Sumter, near ... Beginning at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, the Confederates bombarded 
the fort from ..... Major Anderson held his fire, awaiting daylight. .... The 
Confederates evacuated Fort Sumter and Charleston in February 1865 as Union 
Maj. Gen. [DOC] [TLE] Confederate States of America - Wikipedia [PAR] The Confederate States, officially the Confederate States of America (CSA or C.S.
), commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was a confederation of secessionist 
American states existing from 1861 to 1865. ... A new Confederate government 
was proclaimed in February 1861 before Lincoln took office in March, but was... [DOC] [TLE] Fort Sumter - Wikipedia [PAR] Fort Sumter is a sea fort in Charleston, South Carolina, notable for two battles of 
the American ... The First Battle of Fort Sumter opened on April 12, 1861, when 
Confederate artillery ... it was evacuated as Sherman marched through South 
Carolina in February 1865. .... View of Confederate-held Fort Sumter, August 23, 
1863. [DOC] [TLE] Civil War Facts - Civil War Trust [PAR] The war began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort ... The 
last battle was fought at Palmito Ranch, Texas, on May 13, 1865. ... Texas - 
February 1, 1861; Virginia - April 17, 1861; Arkansas - May 6, 1861 ... Georgia, 
which held Union prisoners, has become one of the most infamous in the history 
of war. [DOC] [TLE] Civil War Timeline - Gettysburg National Military Park (U.S. National ... [PAR] April 12, 1861- Southern forces fire upon Fort Sumter, South Carolina. ... The 
Union Army under General Nathaniel Lyon, attack Confederate troops and state 
militia southwest of ... February 16, 1862- Surrender of Fort Donelson, Tennessee
. ..... April 3, 1865- Union troops occupy Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia. April 
6... [DOC] [TLE] Civil War Glass Negatives and Related Prints - Timeline of the Civil ... [PAR] Timeline of the Civil War. 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | Other Photographs ... 
Jefferson Davis was named provisional president of the Confederacy until 
elections could be held. February 1861 -- The South Seizes Federal Forts ... April 
1861 -- Attack on Fort Sumter ... April 1861 -- Four More States Join the 
Confederacy. [DOC] [TLE] April 1861April 1862 - The Civil War in America | Exhibitions ... [PAR] On April 12, 1861, the first salvos of the American Civil War were fired with the ... 
Confederate flag Flying [Interior view of Fort Sumter after the evacuation of Major 
... garrison at Fort Sumter, surrounded by Confederate-held Charleston, South 
Carolina, ..... In February 1862, as a combined army-navy offensive by Union 
forces... [DOC] [TLE] The American Civil War (1860-1865) - The Latin Library [PAR] (In

Question: The Confederates held this fort from April 1861 to February 1865
Answer: Fort Sumter