American Civil War: In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_South_Carolina" id="mwzw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Charleston, South Carolina">Charleston, South Carolina</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_(American_Civil_War)" id="mw0A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Union (American Civil War)">Union</a> batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Sumter" id="mw0Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Fort Sumter">Fort Sumter</a>.