Question

According to some historians, which marks the beginning of the US Civil War? A. the battle of Antietam B. the battle of Bunker Hill C. the battle of Fort Sumter D. the battle of Bull Run E. the battle of Gettysburg

Answer 1

The Battle of Antietam /ænˈtiːtəm/, also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the Southern United States, was a battle of the American Civil War, fought on September 17, 1862, between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac, near Sharpsburg, Maryland and Antietam Creek. Part of the Maryland Campaign, it was the first field army–level engagement in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War to take place on Union soil. It was the bloodiest day in United States history, with a combined tally of 22,717 dead, wounded, or missing.[8]

Answer 2

Option C i.e the battle of Fort Sumter is the correct answer.

Fort Sumter is located in South Carolina. The fort was occupied by the Union forces in December 1860 fallowing South Carolina's secession from the Union. When later the Union was about to resupply the fort, the Confederate forces bombarded the fort on 12th April 1861 and after 34 hours of fight, the Union forces surrendered and the Confederates captured and occupied the Fort. This event has been described by some historians as the beginning of US Civil War.