The Battle Of Fort Sumter

His ended his speech with a plea for the restoration of the bonds of union. The South just ignored his plea. Violence and outrage turned to belligerence in the North, which in turn had many southerners clamouring for war. At 4.30am on April 12th 1861, Confederate gunners opened fire on Federal - held Fort Sumter, situated in the middle of Charleston Harbour. The only real casualty was a horse. This gentle brawl was the start of a longer, harder and bloodier war than anyone could dream of.

The Confederates has forty-seven guns at their disposal and pummeled the fort for thirty-four hours. It took some time for the Northerners to fire back and some Southerners grew concerned they would not have a proper battle, but their fears dissipated when Abner Doubleday fired the Unions first shot of the war a few hours later. The Union would fire back occasionally but they tried to conserve their ammo and not waste it idly firing back, due to lack of munitions in the garrison. Despite the hours of bombardment from the Confederate guns Fort Sumter was taking little damage because of its twelve-foot thick

A ship called The Star of The West landed in Charleston with over 200 troops and supplies for the fort. South Carolina prepared an artillery attack on the ship, so the ship had to turn around and move out towards the sea. Soldiers on the ship kept telling him to abandon the fort, but Anderson said no to all of them. There were over 3,000 troops attacking Fort Sumter by March 1861. The South had already seized many of the facilities in the southern part of the U.S. , Fort Sumter was the last one the South wanted to

On April 12-14, 1861, the Battle of Fort Sumter happened. The location of the Battle of Fort Sumter is near Charleston, South Carolina. General P.G.T Beauregard, who was the commander of the Confederate army, ordered for the Union’s surrender of the Fort. However, Major Robert Anderson stood his front and refused to surrender which resulted in the Confederates opening fire on the Fort on April 12. Major Robert Anderson was unable to return the gunfire for the first two hours as the fort lacked ammunition and fuses. Abner DoubleDay, who was captain of the Union army, was the one who fired the first shot to defend the fort. The firing continued all day but lessened as the Union Army had to save their ammunition. On April 13, Major Robert Anderson decided to surrender the fort and it was a victory for the Confederates. There were 580 forces engaged, 80 from the Union and 500 from the Confederates. The important figures in this battle are General P.G.T Beauregard, Major Robert Anderson, Edmund Ruffin, Abner DoubleDay, Louis Wigfall, Private Daniel Hough, and Private Edward Galloway. Surprisingly, there were no casualties in this battle. It has major significance as it was the site of the first

Diarist Mary Chesnet heard the opening shot. "I sprang out of bed." she wrote in her Charleston hotel room. "And on my knees--prostrate--I prayed as I never prayed before." The bombardment of Fort Sumter, or the Battle of Fort Sumter was the starting point of the American Civil War. Fort Sumter is a man-made granite island located in Charleston, South Carolina, which is closer to South. Fort Sumter is also designed to hold 540 soldiers and 146 big guns. The most important thing about Fort Sumter is that the first battle was held in Fort Sumter, and it was the first place where American Civil War started.

In January 1861, Buchanan sent a supply ship to Fort Sumter; where it was fired upon. Major Anderson instructed the ship to be turned around and not to return fire. This shows that at this point, the Union was avoiding violence to avoid the outbreak of war. In March, Lincoln learnt that Sumter’s supplies would run out in 6 weeks. At first Lincoln decided to abandon Fort Sumter, but on the 4th of April Lincoln told Anderson he would send an expedition to relieve Fort Sumter. Farmer argues that

Confederate General P.G.T Beauregard would fire the first shots on April 12th, 1861 at 4:30 am, in response of the Refusal to withdraw from the fort. Shortly after the Confederate’s19 batteries would lay siege for over 34 hours firing over 3,000 rounds. Fort Johnson fired the first shot from James Island into the dark night sky that exploded right over Fort Sumter. Union Captain Abmer, Doubleday’s ordered the Union soldiers to endure cannon fire for over two hours in an attempt to conserve powder cartridges for this reason before returning fire from an estimated 20 cannons. The Union army had half of the firing power of the Confederate army. Union ships would come during the height of the siege, but to the dismay of the fort they waited off the coast out of the range of enemy artillery. The captains of the ships found themselves in the midst of an artillery battle. The Union’s reinforcements were in sight but out of reach to those in Fort Sumter. “By Saturday, April 13, cannon fire had broken through the fortress’s five-foot-thick brick walls, causing fires inside the post. With his stores of ammunition depleted, Anderson was forced to surrender the fort shortly after 2 p.m. in the afternoon.” (History.com Staff, 2009). As a result of the bombardment of exploding shells, dense smoke and roaring flames made Fort Sumter very hectic within the

The attack at Fort Sumter was from April 12-14, 1861, near Charleston, South Carolina. Tensions began in December of 1860 when Robert Anderson, a US Major, stayed at Fort Sumter after South Carolina seceded from the Union. Eventually, President Abraham Lincoln became aware that Anderson and his troops were running low on supplies. As a result, Lincoln was in a tough position. If he did not send supplies, Anderson would have to surrender at the fort without a fight. If he sent Anderson help, though, the people of South Carolina would start a fight. Lincoln decided to send Union forces resupply the fort, but not strengthen it. However, the south was extremely angry. On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter, causing Anderson

Though South Carolina was well-supported by the Confederate militia as they flooded Charleston with aid for its cause, Fort Sumter did not deliver the expected defensibility. More than three thousand militia members arrived ready to defend the secession and rid Fort Sumter of its Union occupation. Major Anderson was staffed with about 80 Union soldiers to defend Fort Sumter. However, the fort’s construction was never completed following its inception in 1820, and it was not equipped with a full armament of weapons, either. It was intended to maintain an armament of 135 canons, but only 15 canons were in usable conditions, including mounting. The five foot thick walls were intended to be the defensive requirement from a land based attack from

On April 11, volunteer army administrator P.G.T. Beauregard requested that Anderson surrender the fortification, yet Anderson again denied Beauregard opened flame on Fort Sumter not long after 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861. U.S. Commander Abner Doubleday requested the first shots with regards to the fortress a couple of hours after the fact. Beauregard's 19 beach front batteries unleashed a rebuffing torrent on Fort Sumter, in the long run discharging an expected 3,000 shots at the fortification in 34 hours. By Saturday, April 13, gun discharge had gotten through the stronghold's five-foot-thick block dividers, bringing on shoot inside the post. With his stores of ammo exhausted, Anderson was compelled to surrender the post not long after 2 p.m. toward the evening. No Union troops had been killed amid the siege, however two men kicked the bucket the next day in a blast that happened amid an ordnance salute held before the U.S. departure. In the days taking after the ambush, Lincoln issued a call for Union volunteers to suppress the disobedience, while more Southern states including Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee join up with the

After the firing of fort sumter, both sides knew that this meant war. Both sides started preparing according

The camp was built by slave labor on 16 acres, later expanded to 26 acres, and was formally called “Camp Sumter” by the Confederacy. Andersonville was designed to imprison up to 10,000 “overflow” prisoners from elsewhere, but its inmate population climbed to 3 times that amount leave to about 33,000 prisoners by the end of the summer of 1864. Furthermore, its physical design was fatally flawed to begin with. In addition to the absence of any system for waste disposal within the camp, a creek flowing through the camp delivered upstream waste from the military camp where Andersonville guards were stationed. By the end of the war, 13,000 Andersonville prisoners (30 percent of the camp’s population) had died from a variety of diseases such as

\ Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States Andrew Newman Mr. Miraya 2A \ The time period revolving around the Civil War featured many key figures. There was an abundance of influential people, but of these many people, Jefferson Davis was one of the most important individuals. Jefferson Davis is a prominent figure in history. As the first, and only, president of the Confederate States, he had a large influence over the politics at the time, and the tactical strategies of the Civil War. While he wasn’t the best president, he was still filled with experience, which contributed to crucial decisions he made.

Four of the Union 's steamers entered and went straight to where Harriet Lane was. The Confederates saw this and started shooting at the Union. The U.S. Navy answered back with guns. Finally the Union disabled one of the confederate 's guns at Fort Point, then went for the other two. Two Rebel guns started firing on Union ships. The boat that Col. Cook had sent now approached the Union ships and two of the Confederate officers boarded the U.S.S Westfield. Renshaw demanded a surrender of Galveston or he would start shelling. Col. Cook refused Renshaw 's terms, and Renshaw threatened to start shelling and made plans for towing the mortar boat into position. One of the major Confederate officers wanted to talk to col. Cook, because Commander Renshaw and him made a truce that will last for four days to make sure all the women, children, and Aliens out of the city. Cook allowed this but added if Renshaw moved his troop any closer that Cook would let his troops go south. Since this truce wasn 't written down it caused problems later. The Confederates did indeed evacuate, taking everything they had including their weapons, ammunition, supplies and whatever else they could carry. Renshaw did not think that

     The first battle of the Civil War occurred on April 10, 1861 when Brigadier General Beauregard demanded the surrender of Fort Sumter. The commander of the fort, Major Anderson, refused. Two days later Confederate artillery came crashing down on the fort. On