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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 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 ...
Battle of Fort Sumter Daniel Hough ( c. 1825 – April 14, 1861) was an Irish-born American soldier who became the first man to die in the American Civil War . His death was accidental, caused by a cannon that went off prematurely during a salute to the flag after the Battle of Fort Sumter .
Battle of Fort Sumter; Peninsula Campaign; Second Battle of Bull Run ... professor of drawing at West Point from 1850 to 1853 and ... nearly 1,000 casualties, it ...
Battle of Fort Sumter: South Carolina: A: Confederate: Beauregard takes Charleston Federal fort in the first battle of the American Civil War. May 18 –19, 1861: Battle of Sewell's Point: Virginia: D: Inconclusive: Union gunboats fight inconclusive battle with Confederate artillery. May 29 – June 1, 1861: Battle of Aquia Creek: Virginia: D ...
In the First and Second Battle of Fort Wagner, Confederates repelled and inflicted heavy casualites on U.S. forces attempting to capture the fort. The Second Battle of Charleston Harbor, however, resulted in Confederate abandonment of Fort Wagner by September 1863. An attempt to recapture Fort Sumter by a U.S. naval raiding party also failed ...
On April 12, 1861, Fort Sumter came under attack. It is unknown where Galloway served during the battle, but along with the rest of the garrison, he came through the battle unscathed and was present on April 14 during the 100-gun salute to the flag after the surrender, stationed at the 47th gun along with Private Daniel Hough.
Total U.S. deaths Wounded Total U.S. casualties Missing Sources and notes Deaths as percentage of total population Combat Other Total American Revolutionary War: 1775–1783 4,435 to 6,800 63,200 70,000 8,500+ 75,000+ Northwest Indian War: 1785–1796 1,056+ 1,056+ 825+ 1,881+ [1] [2] [3] Quasi-War: 1798–1800 20 494 [4] 514 42 556 [4] [5 ...