In this pivotal episode of War Between Brothers, we journey to the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, where the first shots of the American Civil War rang out at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. What led to this explosive confrontation? Why did a seemingly minor military outpost become the flashpoint for a national crisis? We’ll uncover the mounting tensions between North and South, the political standoff between President Lincoln and Confederate leaders, and the 34-hour bombardment that ignited four years of bloodshed. This is the story of how war officially began—not with a massive battle, but with a siege that forced a divided nation past the point of no return.

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