They would not surrender their fort
The fort was under union control before it was attacked by the south (south Carolina) and began the civil war.
Cause: Union ships were going to take supplies to the Fort when Confederate forces attacked the supply ships. Effect: The Civil War began
Some key battles were..... The Attack on Fort Sumter which began the Civil War
The Attack on Fort Sumter in April 1861 Began the American Civil War. Confederate Brigadier Gen. Beauregard demanded the surrender of the Union garrison of Ft. Sumter in Charleston, SC.
The Union attacked Fort Sumter in April 1861 because it was one of the few remaining federal forts in Confederate territory. The Confederate government considered it an illegitimate presence and demanded its surrender, and when the fort's commander, Major Robert Anderson, refused, the Confederates began bombarding the fort. The Union attempted to resupply and reinforce the fort, but ultimately surrendered after two days of fighting. The attack on Fort Sumter is considered the start of the American Civil War.
The American Civil War began with an attack on Fort Sumter, SC.
April 12-13, 1861. It began at 4:30 in the morning and last 34 hours.
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Fort Sumpter, South Carolina.
The fort was under union control before it was attacked by the south (south Carolina) and began the civil war.
The US Civil War began on April 12, 1861.for South Carolina dec 1860 for USA and lower south CSA attack on fort Sumter and for the complete CSA then victory for the south on fort Sumter.
The Civil War officially began April 12, 1861, the day of the attack on Fort Sumter.
Cause: Union ships were going to take supplies to the Fort when Confederate forces attacked the supply ships. Effect: The Civil War began
Some key battles were..... The Attack on Fort Sumter which began the Civil War
Lincoln effectively declared war by calling for 75,000 volunteers, and the South retaliated with four more states seceding.The attack and capture of Fort Sumter effectively was the spark that began the US Civil War. Northerners who did not want a war with the South, now believed that this attack on the Federal fort in the Charleston Harbor was a justification for armed conflict with the Confederacy.