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The attack on Fort Sumter is generally taken as the beginning of the American Civil War—the first shots fired. Certainly it was so taken at the time—citizens of Charleston were celebrating. The First Battle of Fort Sumter began on April 12, 1861, when South Carolina Militia artillery fired from shore on the Union garrison. These were (both ...
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. It ended with the surrender of the fort by the United States Army, beginning the American Civil War.
The Evacuation of Fort Sumter, April 1861 - carte-de-visite by J. M. Osborn (MET, 2005.100.1174.16) Items portrayed in this file depicts. American Civil War.
The Evacuation of Fort Sumter, April 1861 - carte-de-visite by J. M. Osborn (MET, 2005.100.1174.2) Items portrayed in this file depicts. Fort Sumter.
Fort Sumter: Charleston Harbor: Charleston: Third System, Endicott: 1860: 1946: 1948: Bombardment of this fort in April 1861 was the first major action of the American Civil War, National Historic Monument South Carolina: Fort Moultrie: Sullivan's Island: Charleston: Revolutionary War, First System, Second System, 1870s, Endicott, World War II ...
On January 9, 1861, Citadel cadets fired on the merchant ship Star of the West, entering Charleston's harbor with supplies for Fort Sumter. On April 12, 1861, shore batteries under the command of Confederate General Pierre G. T. Beauregard Battle of Fort Sumter opened fire on the US Army forces inside Fort Sumter, starting the American Civil War.
The first shots of the naval war were fired on April 12, 1861, during the Battle of Fort Sumter, by the US Revenue Cutter Service cutter USRC Harriet Lane. The final shots were fired on June 22, 1865, by the Confederate raider CSS Shenandoah in the Bering Strait , more than two months after General Robert E. Lee 's surrender of the Confederate ...
The Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center is located at 340 Concord Street, Liberty Square, Charleston, South Carolina, on the banks of the Cooper River. [3] The center features museum exhibits about the disagreements between the North and South that led to the incidents at Fort Sumter, particularly in South Carolina and Charleston.