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The South seceded from the Union. In their view, this made Fort Sumter part of their territory, being held by Union forces. They demanded that the Union soldiers surrender the fort. Lincoln had to either order the men holding the fort off... or he had to send a re-supply ship to provide the men at the Fort with the means to stay. He ordered the Fort to be re-supplied. This was taking to position that the Union was still the owner of the territory. South Carolina took this to be a provocation because it denied their rights to their own territory. If they were no longer part of the Union, then the Union could not have forces on their land. They began shelling to make this point.

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The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter was the opening battle of the Civil War. It began at 4:30 AM on April 12, 1861.

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the confederate soilders attacked it

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That was artillery fire.

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In what year did the confederates attack fort Sumter?

Confederates attacked Fort Sumter in 1861.


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