Fort Sumter By Grace Douthit

Fort Sumter● South Carolina seceded from the union● Major Robert Anderson moved troops from

Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter for protection● On an island in the middle of Charleston

Harbor, ran low on food supply

Start of the Civil War ● April 12, 1861● Lincoln announced plans on resupplying the fort ● Confederates demanded surrender of the Fort ● When Anderson refused, confederates open-fired for 34

hours ● First shot to start the American Civil War ● Anderson’s troops lacked ammunition so did not

retaliate for the first 2 hours ● The Confederate occupied the fort for nearly four years

following the bombard

End of the Battle● Confederates aim to conserve ammunition

so firing decreased throughout the days \● Saturday, April 13th, Anderson surrendered ● 0 casualties in battle ● Held a 100 gun salute when leaving the fort

but was cut short when an accidental explosion killed a man

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