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Ft. Sumter was fired upon on April 12, 1861, for 40 hours straight.
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Where were the first fired shots of the civil war at?
Fort Sumter
Who fired the first bullet in the civil war?
people at fort sumter
What was the effect after confederate soldiers fired on union troops in fort Sumter?
The Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter signed the outbreak of the American Civil War-.
Where were the 1st shots fired of the Civil War were fired?
They were fired by the South Carolina state militia from Charleston Harbor against Fort Sumter, a federal fort in just offshore. The fort surrendered.
Who attacked Fort Sumter and who won?
Fort Sumter was fired upon by multiple Charleston Harbor shore batteries and one floating battery, under the command of General PGT Beauregard, after South Carolina seceded from the Union. As to who won....that's complicated. The Union soldiers in Fort Sumter had no chance of winning, and an attempt to relieve the fort by sea failed. A deal was struck and the Union was permitted to withdraw, leaving Fort Sumter in Confederate hands. Yet, the Confederacy lost the war, and the attack on Fort Sumter provided the justification for all future military action which the Union would take, as the Confederacy had fired first.
What year was fort Sumter fired upon?
1861
What was the name of the Union Fort that was fired upon the start of the civil war?
Fort Sumter
Who was in command of fort Sumter when it was fired upon?
Major Robert Anderson
Where was were first shots of the revolution fired?
at Fort Sumter
How many lives were lost when troops fired upon fort Sumter?
One horse died.
What was the the date that Fort Sumter was fired upon that Started the Civil War?
April 12, 1861
Where were the first shots of the war were fired?
the first shots of the war was fired at Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter attacked?
Fort Sumter is located in Charleston, South Carolina. It was attacked on April 12, 1861 when Colonel James Chesnutt gave the orders for it to be fired upon.
Where were the first shots fired of the Civil War?
The first shot's credited to the start of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina were the Confederate military attacked the fort.Fort sumpter
How many people died from each army in the battle of fort Sumter?
No one died in the Battle of Fort Sumter. It was harmless. The south fired upon the fort for over 33 hours. Unluckily, no one got wounded or died.
Why were the first shots fired at fort Sumter?
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What is the effect of shots being fired at Fort Sumter?
The shots at fort Sumter caused the feud that started the civil war
