They were out gunned, out of ammunition and no longer had any reasonable means of defending themselves. They were also low on all supplies. Lincoln's attempt to ship them non-military supplies failed when Confederate cadets fired on the Northern supply ship forcing it to return to the North.
April 1861
April 14, 1861
In the April 1861 the battle of Fort Sumter led to the Union's surrender of the fort to Confederate forces.
April 1861
Fort Sumter in April of 1861, refused to surrender to Confederate forces. As a result of this, Rebel artillery fired the first shots at the fort on April 12, 1861. The Confederate General PT Beauregard was commanded to begin the bombardment of Fort Sumter by Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
April 12 1861 to April 13 1861 is the dates that Fort Sumter was under fire
Fort Sumter was forced to surrender on April 13, 1861. At that time the Confederacy was led by provisional President Jefferson Davis.
Jefferson Davis was important in the battle at Fort Sumter. He sent officers to the fort to ask the union army to surrender the fort in April 1861. He was born in Kentucky and was elected president of the Confederacy. Bombed Fort Sumter.
April 12th 1861
April 12 1861-April 14 1861
Ft. Sumter was fired upon on April 12, 1861, for 40 hours straight.
the battle of fort Sumter began in April 12-13, 1861