Lincoln's refusal to acknowledge the Confederacy, and his continued sending of supplies to this island-fort in Charleston Harbour.
The firing of Confederate of artillery on the fort is taken as the first action of the Civil War.
fort Sumter
bombardment of Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter SC
P.G.T. Beauregard of the Confederates - on the order from his President Jefferson Davis.
Fort Sumter is located on an island in the harbor of Charleston, SC.The US Civil War was triggered by a Confederate bombardment of the Union-occupied fort on April 12, 1861, and its subsequent surrender.
The bombardment of Fort Sumter started the Civil War
The bombardment of Fort Sumter started the Civil War
The bombardment of Fort Sumter started the Civil War
fort Sumter
bombardment of Fort Sumter
The bombardment began on 12 April 1861.
The bombardment of Fort Sumter
P.G.T. Beauregard
Fort Sumter SC
attack on fort Sumter
Major Anderson, who evacuated the fort after heavy bombardment by Confederate artillery.
The Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter signed the outbreak of the American Civil War-.