no the south did at fort Sumter
No, the Confederate troops fired the first shots in the Civil War during the attack on Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861. The Union troops stationed at the fort returned fire in self-defense.
The first shots were artillery fire from the Union's Fort Sumter in South Carolina.
Fort Sumter - a tiny US Army garrison on an island in Charleston harbour. When the Confederate artillery fired on the fort, Lincoln called for volunteer troops for the Union, and the war was on.
At the immediate beginning of the Civil War in April of 1861, Southern troops occupied Charleston Harbor's Fort Sumter, which had been bombarded into submission. Soon after, more states seceded from the Union, troops were raised and trained by both sides, skirmishes took place between small contingents of civilians and troops, and then, on July 21st of 1861, the war's first large-scale battle took place, the First Battle of Bull Run (or, First Manassas).
The American Civil War's first shots were fired at Fort Sumter, a fortress located in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. Occupied by Union troops, the fort had for months been a thorn in the side of the South Carolina Confederates: they finally fired upon it (then shortly occupied it) in April of 1861, thereby initiating the start of hostilities that would become the Civil War.
Well Technically The Civil war started on April 12 1861, The Southern States launched an attack against a Union Fort. Fort Sumter. Even those this was a bloodless battle this is when the war first started. The Union surrender red after 36 hours of fighting. What happened was that the NOrth or Union moved troops to Fort Sumter, this was seen as an act of Hostality and the South retaliated by attacking Fort Sumter. Hope this helps.
The first shots were artillery fire from the Union's Fort Sumter in South Carolina.
The first state to leave the Union was South Carolina. Six more followed before the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter. Lincoln responded by calling for volunteer-troops, and four more states seceded.
The first shots were artillery fire from the Union's Fort Sumter in South Carolina.
The Confederate states seceded from the Union and fired the first shots.
Fort Sumter - a tiny US Army garrison on an island in Charleston harbour. When the Confederate artillery fired on the fort, Lincoln called for volunteer troops for the Union, and the war was on.
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Approximately 2.5 million to 2.75 million Union troops served in the American Civil War.
At the immediate beginning of the Civil War in April of 1861, Southern troops occupied Charleston Harbor's Fort Sumter, which had been bombarded into submission. Soon after, more states seceded from the Union, troops were raised and trained by both sides, skirmishes took place between small contingents of civilians and troops, and then, on July 21st of 1861, the war's first large-scale battle took place, the First Battle of Bull Run (or, First Manassas).
The union had many troops no one knows the exact amount!
The American Civil War's first shots were fired at Fort Sumter, a fortress located in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. Occupied by Union troops, the fort had for months been a thorn in the side of the South Carolina Confederates: they finally fired upon it (then shortly occupied it) in April of 1861, thereby initiating the start of hostilities that would become the Civil War.
First action of the Civil War was on April 12, 1861, when Confederate troops fired upon Fort Sumter , fort held by Union troops in South Carolina
History generally considers the first shots of the Civil War to be fired on April 12, 1861, at 4:30 a.m., at the Union Garrison at Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, Charleston, S.C.