Battle of Fort Sumter - Wikipedia
The Battle of Fort Sumter (also the Attack on Fort Sumter or the Fall of Fort Sumter) (April 12–13, 1861) was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina, by the South Carolina militia.
Fort Sumter Battle Facts and Summary - American Battlefield Trust
The attack on Fort Sumter marked the official beginning of the American Civil War—a war that lasted four years, cost the lives of more than 620,000 Americans, and freed 3.9 million enslaved people from bondage.
Battle of Fort Sumter | Location, Significance, & Map ...
2024年9月30日 · Fort Sumter Confederate forces bombarding Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina, on April 12, 1861, in a lithograph by Currier & Ives. (more) In the early morning hours of April 12, 1861, rebels opened fire on Fort Sumter, at the entrance to the harbour of Charleston, South Carolina.
Fort Sumter: Civil War, Battle & Location - HISTORY
2009年11月9日 · When President Abraham Lincoln announced plans to resupply the fort, Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard bombarded Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, kicking off the Battle of Fort Sumter. After a...
Battle of Fort Sumter, Summary, Overview, Significance, 1861
2024年1月12日 · At 4:30 a.m., April 12, 1861, from the beach near Fort Johnson, Captain George S. James’s battery of the South Carolina Artillery fired a mortar shot over Fort Sumter, signaling the other harbor batteries to begin their bombardment.
Battle of Fort Sumter: Facts, Dates, and Information - HistoryNet
The Battle of Fort Sumter was the first battle of the American Civil War. The intense Confederate artillery bombardment of Major Robert Anderson’s small Union garrison in the unfinished fort in the harbor at Charleston, South Carolina, had been preceded by months of siege-like conditions.
Battle of Fort Sumter - Education
On April 12, 1861, forces from the Confederate States of America attacked the United States military garrison at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. Less than two days later, the fort surrendered. No one was killed.