Question

On April 12, BLANK YEAR the following response was sent to Major Anderson, " “Sir: By authority of Brigadier-General Beauregard, commanding the provisional forces of the Confederate States, we have the honor to notify you that he will open the fire of his batteries on BLANK in one hour from this time.” This was the official start to the Civil War.

Answer 1

On April 12, 1861, the following response was sent to Major Anderson, "“Sir: By authority of Brigadier-General Beauregard, commanding the provisional forces of the Confederate States, we have the honor to notify you that he will open the fire of his batteries on Fort Sumter in one hour from this time.” This was the official start to the Civil War.