[["The American Civil War began April 12, 1861, when Confederate forces fired upon Fort Sumter in South Carolina.", 76.0], ["The first shots of the civil war were fired on April 12, 1961 when troops from the Confederate States of America bombarded the troops from the United States of America at Fort Sumpter, South Carolina.", 41.0]]
what was the date of the start of the civil war
history,civil war