The Civil War began at Fort Sumter in South Carolina on April 12, 1861. The fort was attacked by Confederate troops under the command of General P.G.T. Beauregard, and the Union troops under the command of Major Robert Anderson surrendered after a 34-hour bombardment.
Where did the Civil War end?
The Civil War ended at the Battle of Appomattox Court House in Virginia on April 9, 1865. Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, and the Confederacy collapsed shortly thereafter.