April 12, 2023 marks the 162nd Anniversary of the Start of the Civil War.
“At 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor. Less than 34 hours later, Union forces surrendered. Traditionally, this event has been used to mark the beginning of the Civil War.”
https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Civil_War_Begins.htm
Learn more:
https://armyhistory.org/category/army-history-center/war-cat-4/