It was slightly demorializing. The shelling had no effect other than reducing the walls of the fort. There were no deaths. The Bluebellies surrendered when they realized resistance was futile.
confederate soldier fire on union troops in fort sumter.
Visible signs that the Confederacy was too weak to survive. The Georgian civilians so demoralised that they were begging the troops to move on and savage their sister-confederate state of South Carolina.
the loss of life
The Confederacy lost at Glorieta Pass and had to walk back to Texas. * The confederates retreated to Texas and never again threatened union control of the Southwest
It started the war, pitting the industrial north against the better trained south
Caused Lincoln to appeal for new volunteer troops, which provoked four more states into joining the Confederacy.
Its Economy
Deter Britain and France from supporting the Confederacy - it would have made them look pro-slavery themselves.
The British had to give up their plans to grant recognition to the Confederacy and send military aid, for fear of looking pro-slavery.
The shots at fort Sumter caused the feud that started the civil war
Britain and France had to abandon their plans to grant recognition to the Confederacy and send military aid. It would have looked like a pro-slavery gesture.
confederate soldier fire on union troops in fort sumter.
The Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter signed the outbreak of the American Civil War-.
As soon as he won South Carolina left the union and attacked Fort Sumter. The other southern states soon followed and the civil war had begun.
You die!
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