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Before. It was Lincoln's decision to resupply the fort. When he informed the South that he was resupplying it, they attacked Fort Sumter!

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Q: Did Lincoln get elected before or after the battle of fort Sumter?
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Did the election of Lincoln happen before fort Sumter?

Abraham Lincoln was elected in November 1860, and inaugurated in March 1861. The bombardment of Fort Sumter occurred April 12, 1861.


Why did not one person died in the Battle of Fort Sumter?

Because the Confederates shelled it into surrender before Lincoln was able to run supplies to the island-fort.


Before the Battle of Fort Sumter which states seceded?

South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas all seceded before the Battle of Fort Sumter. there you go! :]


Where was fort Sumter fought?

The Battle of Fort Sumter was the first of the American Civil War. It was fought in South Carolina, where it lies before Charleston Harbor.


Before Lincoln was elected president he worked as what?

Abraham Lincoln had trained himself to work as a lawyer.


Was Lincoln elected president before the confederate states of America?

yes


What was the reaction of the South when Abraham Lincoln was elected President?

Led by South Carolina, seven Southern states seceded from the union after Lincoln was elected and before he took office.


What did Abraham Lincoln do before the civil war?

He was elected!!! And unfortunately this caused the war itself.


What battle was after fort Sumter?

The first big battle that followed Fort Sumter was the First Battle of Manassas, or Bull Run, in July 1861. There had been a minor battle before Bull Run, at Big Bethel Church, also in Virginia. This was not much of a battle but the first Confederates killed in the war died at Big Bethel, and it got a tremendous amount of attention in the newspapers.


Who Did not like Abraham Lincoln when he was elected president in 1960?

Abraham Lincoln was dead in 1960, since had been shot in the head about 100 years before that. John F. Kennedy was elected in 1960.


What was Abraham Lincoln last job before becoming president?

Lincoln had a successful law practice in Springfield, IL when he was elected president.


What was the location of Abraham Lincoln's House?

Lincoln was living in Springfield, Illinois before he was elected to be the next US President. In Washington DC, Lincoln lived at the White House.