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The battle of Fort Sumter has an interesting story behind it. The two generals fighting in it were student and teacher General Pierre Gustav Toutant Beauregard (the student) attacked the teacher Major general Robert Anderson. Neither one wanted to attack the other but it was both of their duties to do so. The actual battle began at 4:30 am on April 12, 1861. It is the first shots (more like cannons) fired of the Civil War. The man who said the order was Edmund E. Ruffin. PGT Beauregard asked Maj. Anderson to surrender the fort but he couldn't. There were no causualties(deaths) except for a Confederate horse. The actual building suffered minimal damage in this battle for the walls of the fort were 10 feet thick. The battle lasted 34 hours and 3,000 cannonballs were fired.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoFort Sumter marked the first battle of the Civil War. States had already begun seceding from the Union. The Union troops surrendered by raising a white handkerchief.
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Is fort Sumter a museum?
Fort Sumter was a fort back when Lincoln was president.
What goemtric shape was fort Sumter?
Fort Sumter was a pentagon.
What is the nickname for fort Sumter?
what is the nickname for the battle fort sumter
Which tactics were successful and which were not in the battle of fort Sumter?
which tactics were successful and which and were not in battle of fort sumter
How far is Fort Sumter off the coast?
Fort Sumter has a 30 minute ride from the coast
What was the conflict at Fort Sumter South Carolina?
The Federal fort, Fort Sumter was located in the Charleston harbor in South Carolina. Southern forces attacked Fort Sumter, and the commander of the fort surrendered. This conflict led to US President Lincoln to ask for volunteers to serve for 3 months.
Who first laid siege to the fort in the civil war?
ANSWER The Confederate forces laid first siege to Fort Sumter, starting the conflict.
Why did Lincoln inform Jefferson Davis that he was only sending food and supplies to Fort Sumter?
US President Lincoln hoped to avoid an armed conflict over Fort Sumter. For that reason he informed Jefferson Davis that only supples, not ammunition or weapons were being sent to Fort Sumter.
What were Lincoln's choices in regard to fort Sumter?
his choise's were to resuply Fort Sumter
Is fort Sumter a museum?
Fort Sumter was a fort back when Lincoln was president.
What goemtric shape was fort Sumter?
Fort Sumter was a pentagon.
What is the nickname for fort Sumter?
what is the nickname for the battle fort sumter
What was Fort Sumter called when the South left the Union?
In the Civil War era in American history, the fort guarding Charleston (South Carolina) Harbor was named Fort Sumter before, during, and after the four-year conflict. Hence, when the South finally seceded formally from (and with the eruption of hostilities with) the North, Fort Sumter continued to be called by the same name.
Where was were first shots of the revolution fired?
at Fort Sumter
What town was Fort Sumter in?
Fort Sumter is in Charleston, South Carolina.
What are the south's nicknames in the fort Sumter?
what are the souths nickname for the fort sumter
Where did the battle fort Sumter took place?
Fort Sumter in SC.
