What happens at fort Sumter?

Answer 1

Fort Sumter was built af ter the War of 1812 as one of a series of fortifications on the southern U.S. coast. Construction began in 1827, and the structure was still unfinished in 1860, when the conflict began. Seventy thousand tons of granite were imported from New England to build up a sand bar in the entrance to Charleston harbor, which the site dominates; The fort was a five-sided brick structure, 170 to 190 feet long, with walls five feet thick, standing 50 feet over the low tide mark. It was designed to house 650 men and 135 guns in three tiers of gun emplacements, although it was never filled near its full capacities.

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The first shots of the Civil War were fired. (Date: April 12, 1861)

Confederate artillery fired on the Union garrison at Fort Sumter, a tiny island in Charleston harbour. -- Jonathan

Answer 2

Fort Sumter was built af ter the War of 1812 as one of a series of fortifications on the southern U.S. coast. Construction began in 1827, and the structure was still unfinished in 1860, when the conflict began. Seventy thousand tons of granite were imported from New England to build up a sand bar in the entrance to Charleston harbor, which the site dominates; The fort was a five-sided brick structure, 170 to 190 feet long, with walls five feet thick, standing 50 feet over the low tide mark. It was designed to house 650 men and 135 guns in three tiers of gun emplacements, although it was never filled near its full capacities.

[Edit] To answer the actual question.

The first shots of the Civil War were fired. (Date: April 12, 1861)

Confederate artillery fired on the Union garrison at Fort Sumter, a tiny island in Charleston harbour. -- Jonathan

Answer 3

What happened at fort Sumter why was it so important to the civil war