In the Civil War era in American history, the fort guarding Charleston (South Carolina) Harbor was named Fort Sumter before, during, and after the four-year conflict. Hence, when the South finally seceded formally from (and with the eruption of hostilities with) the North, Fort Sumter continued to be called by the same name.
The Union did but it was overtaken by the south.
Fort Sumter.
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The Confederacy viewed Fort Sumter as an illegal post for the Union in Confederate territory. Since the fort's commander refused to evacuate the fort, the South decided to bombard it and force it to surrender.
No, Fort Sumter was a Union defeat, and not at all close.
Fort Sumter
Union Fort Sumter in South Carolina
Fort Sumter is located on an island in the harbor of Charleston, SC.The US Civil War was triggered by a Confederate bombardment of the Union-occupied fort on April 12, 1861, and its subsequent surrender.
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(Pierre Beauregard)