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The Battle of Fort Sumter marked the beginning of the Civil War, it was the first "official" battle. Fort Sumter was a Union Fort. But, Confederate troops wanted to seize it, as they had with other Union forts. They asked commanders at Fort Sumter to surrender, but they wouldn't. As a result, Confederate troops opened fire in an effort to seize Fort Sumter from the North. Southern troops fired first, followed by Americans. The bombardment lasted for about 3 days.
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his choise's were to resuply Fort Sumter
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Fort Sumter in SC.
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There was a battle for Fort Sumter in the American Civil War.
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The area of Fort Sumter is 949,959.0765941761 square meters.
