The Battle of Fort Sumter

The battle of Fort Sumter was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter, near Charlston, South Carolina, that started the American Civil War, The whole battle lasted from April 12th, 1861- April 14th, 1861.

During the seccession crisis after President Lincolns election in November 1860, South carolina demanded that the United States Army abandon its facilities in Charleston.

The whole battle lasted for only 34 hours. Anderson didnt return fire immediently. He waited another two hours to give defending fire. Amazingly, no one was killed in the battle that took place. On April 13th, Anderson surrenders to the South. The South would allow him to do a salute before they had to leave the fort.

When anderson surrendered, the terms allowed Anderson to preform a salute. This was going to be a 100 gun salute, and begain at 2 p.m. but was cut short when an accidental explosion killed one man and injured another. The men then marched to board a ship that took them to union ships on the harbor. Upon their return, the men were greeted with a hero's welcome.

Sources:
Fort Sumter, Charleston Harobor, South Carolina
www.civilwar.org/battlefield/fort-sumter
www.new.nationalgeographic.com  www.en.wikipedia.org


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