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What is the name of 4 famous battles in the civil war?
Gettysburg, Antietam, Fort Sumter, Vicksburg
Why is fort Sumter important?
The name of the Federal fort in the Charleston, South Carolina harbor, Fort Sumter, will always be remembered in US history. It was there that the Southern forces bombarded the fort with canon fire and for all practical purposes was the beginning of the US Civil War.
What is the name of the fort that started the US Civil War on April 12 1861?
Fort Sumter - a US army garrison on a tiny island in Charleston Harbour, which the South wanted to declare Confederate territory, and which Lincoln refused to recognise.
What is the name of the captain in Ghost Canoe?
Captain Bim and he really wasnt a captain he just liked the name.
What was the name of the fort before it was named fort snelling?
It was originally called Fort Saint Anthony
What was the name of the Union Fort that was fired upon the start of the civil war?
Fort Sumter
What is the name of the oldest fort in the US?
Fort Sumter
What is the name of a historic South Carolina Fort?
Fort Sumter.
What was Fort Sumter called when the South left the Union?
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.
What was the name of the confederate prison where so many union soldiers died?
I think the one your thinking of is Fort Sumter (aka Andersonville)
What river is fort Sumter on?
The Name is the Cooper River
What was the name of the first battle of the Civil waR?
Fort Sumter
What was the last name of the man that surrendered Fort Sumter?
his name was Major Anderson
How you say Sumter in spanish?
Sumter is the name of a particular fortress, so you would probably say "Fortaleza de Súmter" for "Sumter Fort".
What is the name of the fort in Charleston harbor?
The famous fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, goes by the name of Fort Sumter. Its fame derives from the fact that the first shots of the American Civil War were fired at it in 1861. It is now a national monument and popular tourist site.
What was the name of the battle that started the civil war called?
The Siege of Charleston Harbor, or Fort Sumter.
What is the name of 4 famous battles in the civil war?
Gettysburg, Antietam, Fort Sumter, Vicksburg
