<Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> April 12 -- 13 , 1861 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Charleston , South Carolina 32 ° 45 ′ 8 '' N 79 ° 52 ′ 29 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 32.75222 ° N 79.87472 ° W ﻿ / 32.75222 ; - 79.87472 Coordinates : 32 ° 45 ′ 8 '' N 79 ° 52 ′ 29 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 32.75222 ° N 79.87472 ° W ﻿ / 32.75222 ; - 79.87472 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Confederate victory </P> <Ul> <Li> Confederacy captures Fort Sumter </Li> <Li> Beginning of the American Civil War </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr>
<Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> April 12 -- 13 , 1861 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Charleston , South Carolina 32 ° 45 ′ 8 '' N 79 ° 52 ′ 29 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 32.75222 ° N 79.87472 ° W ﻿ / 32.75222 ; - 79.87472 Coordinates : 32 ° 45 ′ 8 '' N 79 ° 52 ′ 29 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 32.75222 ° N 79.87472 ° W ﻿ / 32.75222 ; - 79.87472 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Confederate victory </P> <Ul> <Li> Confederacy captures Fort Sumter </Li> <Li> Beginning of the American Civil War </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr>
where was the battle of fort sumter fought
where was the battle of fort sumter fought
Charleston , South Carolina
Charleston , South Carolina