Because making the first strike would cause the hardest blow to the confederacy
Jefferson Davis did not personally attack Fort Sumter; the attack was carried out by Confederate forces under his command. The bombardment of Fort Sumter began on April 12, 1861, marking the start of the American Civil War. Davis, as the President of the Confederate States, authorized the assault on the Union-held fort in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The fort surrendered on April 13, 1861, after enduring a 34-hour bombardment.
To assert Confederate sovereignty over Charleston Harbour as part of South Carolina.
US President Lincoln hoped to avoid an armed conflict over Fort Sumter. For that reason he informed Jefferson Davis that only supples, not ammunition or weapons were being sent to Fort Sumter.
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America. He called attack on North @ Fort Sumter. He was not able to keep confederate states together for very long.He was on the Confederate's side.
Two months after Jefferson Davis was elected, the Confederacy fired on Fort Sumter which was the event that precipitated the War Between the States.
Beauregard (on the orders of his President, Jefferson Davis.)
The Confederate Secretary of State was Robert Toombs. He was a native of Georgia and a man with common sense. He pleaded with President Jefferson Davis to not attack Fort Sumter. He warned Davis and the Confederate cabinet that an attack on the fort at this time was "suicide". His exact words also were that " ( the attack ) was wrong and unnecessary... it was wrong and it was fatal". Davis' cabinet confirmed his orders to assault on Fort Sumter. The rest is history.
Jefferson Davis did not personally attack Fort Sumter; the attack was carried out by Confederate forces under his command. The bombardment of Fort Sumter began on April 12, 1861, marking the start of the American Civil War. Davis, as the President of the Confederate States, authorized the assault on the Union-held fort in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The fort surrendered on April 13, 1861, after enduring a 34-hour bombardment.
General P.G.T. Beauregard, acting on orders from his President, Jefferson Davis.
He was trying to demonstrate that the whole of South Carolina was Confederate territory.
Confederate artillery in Charleston, commanded by General P.G.T. Beauregard. He was given the order by the newly-elected Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
To assert Confederate sovereignty over Charleston Harbour as part of South Carolina.
President Jefferson Davis ordered his troops to attack Fort Sumter in April 1861 to assert Confederate sovereignty and reclaim a strategic position held by Union forces. The fort, located in Charleston Harbor, symbolized federal authority in the South, and its capture was seen as essential for the Confederacy's legitimacy. The attack aimed to demonstrate resolve and rally support for the Confederate cause at the outbreak of the Civil War.
US President Lincoln hoped to avoid an armed conflict over Fort Sumter. For that reason he informed Jefferson Davis that only supples, not ammunition or weapons were being sent to Fort Sumter.
it started the war, also it was a federal fort
Abraham lincoln for the union and jefferson davis for the confederacy
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America. He called attack on North @ Fort Sumter. He was not able to keep confederate states together for very long.He was on the Confederate's side.