No Union personnel were killed by the Confederate bombardment. Ironically, several were killed and injured when a cannon exploded after the Union commander of the fort, Major Anderson, ordered a final salute to the American flag.
Fort Sumter was the first battle of the civil war. There were fires, but the only thing that died was a horse. No one from the Union or Confederate died.
No, Fort Sumter was a Union defeat, and not at all close.
Fort Sumter
The garrison of Fort Sumter was of 80 men.
confederate soldier fire on union troops in fort sumter.
A lot of people died. Also the Sumter won!
The combined garrisons of Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie was 86 men.
The Union forces at Fort Sumter were under the command of Major Robert Anderson.
Major Robert Anderson was the commanding officer of the Union soldiers during the Battle of Fort Sumter.
There were only approximately 80 people on the union side and 500 on the confederacy
Robert Anderson was for the northern leader at the battle of fort Sumter
there were no casualties except for a horse