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English: Telegram was sent by Major Robert Anderson at 10:30am, April 18, 1861, announcing the surrender of Forst Sumter to confederate General Beauregard. A transcription of the telegram can be found on Wikisource, at Fort Sumter telegram.
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current08:21, 10 August 2008Thumbnail for version as of 08:21, 10 August 20082,431 × 3,063 (4.68 MB)Durova{{Information |Description=Telegram announcing the surrender of Fort Sumter, South Carolina |Source=ourdocuments.gov[http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=30] |Date=April 18, 1861 |Author=Maj. Robert Anderson |

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