The Battle of Fort Sumter ws April 12-13 1861
To assert their sovereignty over South Carolina.
It was an American attack on a confederate military base.
Beauregard (on the orders of his President, Jefferson Davis.)
It was launched by Confederate artillery in Charleston - the first shots of the Civil War.
1861
1861
Confederate army
The Confederate attack on Ft Sumter
The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter began on April 12, 1861. The fort was forced to surrender on the 14th of April. This led President Lincoln to call for 75,000 volunteers to end the Southern rebellion. Upon that order, four more states joined the Confederacy, Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas and Tennessee. The attack on Fort Sumter led directly to the US Civil War.
The Battle of Fort Sumter ws April 12-13 1861
To assert their sovereignty over South Carolina.
It was an American attack on a confederate military base.
12 April 1861
Beauregard (on the orders of his President, Jefferson Davis.)
The Confederates attacked Fort Sumter in 1861, starting the Civil War.
The Confederate Secretary of State was Robert Toombs. He was a native of Georgia and a man with common sense. He pleaded with President Jefferson Davis to not attack Fort Sumter. He warned Davis and the Confederate cabinet that an attack on the fort at this time was "suicide". His exact words also were that " ( the attack ) was wrong and unnecessary... it was wrong and it was fatal". Davis' cabinet confirmed his orders to assault on Fort Sumter. The rest is history.