it was a surprise attack because Lincoln told the Confederacy that he was sending food for his men but the south attacked them.
^- The south asked them to leave repeatedly. even said they would attack them if they wouldn't go, the people in Fort Sumter said they would leave if they didn't recive supplies. THEN lincoln sent them supplies. No it wasn't a surprise attack. they knew it was coming.
He wasn't reluctant to defend Sumter, but the attack was a surprise and began the war so he needed troops.
The Battle of Fort Sumter ws April 12-13 1861
Yes, the Civil War started on the attack on Fort Sumter. The first major battle of the war was the Battle of Bull Run.
To assert their sovereignty over South Carolina.
General Beauregard ordered the first cannon to fire.
Confederates attacked Fort Sumter in 1861.
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He wasn't reluctant to defend Sumter, but the attack was a surprise and began the war so he needed troops.
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Before the attack, Fort Sumter was approximately 50 feet tall. After the Civil War attack, it had lost 20 feet of its height.
The Battle of Fort Sumter ws April 12-13 1861
The Federal Fort Sumter was located in the Charleston Harbor of the State of South Carolina.
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