Maj. Robert Anderson was the commander of the Union forces stationed at Fort Sumter when the Confederates began their bombardment on April 12, 1861.
The Union commander of Fort Sumter was Major Anderson. After a huge Rebel artillery bombardment, he surrendered the fort on April 13, 1861.
The civil war begins. Confederates open fire on Fort Sumter, in Charleston, South Carolina.
The first battle of the American Civil War was the Battle of Fort Sumter in 1861. With dwindling food supplies and no chance of winning against the Confederates, Fort Sumter was surrendered. It marked a turning point in the war, as Americans no longer thought the Civil War would either be quick or easily won.
The bombardment began on 12 April 1861.
On April 12 1861 confederates open fire on fort Sumter, in Charleston, south Carolina. the civil war begins.
On April 12, 1861, Southern forces opened fire at Fort Sumter. The bombardment lasted a day and a half. Finally, on April 13, 1861 and after 36 hours of shooting, the forces at the fort surrendered to the Confederates.
The Confederates bombarded Fort Sumter, Charleston harbor, South Carolina, on 12 April 1861
Fort Sumter surrendered first during the Civil War. After 34 hours of bombardment, the Union Commander, Major Anderson agreed to abandon the fort to the Confederates at noon of April 14,1861.
The Confederates fired the first shot on 12 April 1861, attacking Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina LIES!
The Civil war started April 12, 1861 at Fort Sumter South Carolina around 4:30 when the Confedrate attacked the Union fort (Fort Sumter) since South Carolina was apart of the Confederates states.
April 12 1861 to April 13 1861 is the dates that Fort Sumter was under fire