Remembering and Reenacting the Civil War Battle of Fort Sumter Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email The flag from Fort Sumter, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired on April 12, 1861. ( Department of Interior, National Park Service Historic Photograph Collection, Harpers Ferry Center ) Produced by Kristen Meinzer Produced by PRI and WNYC