He was ordered to fire by his President, Jefferson Davis.
The object was to assert Confederate sovereignty over the whole of South Carolina, including the US Army garrison on a small island in Charleston harbour.
P.G.T. Beauregard
Beauregard (on the orders of his President, Jefferson Davis.)
For the Confederates General P.G.T. Beauregard For the Union - Major Robert Anderson, who commanded Fort Sumter.
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.
Regarding the date of the Battle of Ft. Sumter. The answer is April 12, 1861.At 4:30am a signal rocket was fired by condeferate forces by command of General Pierre G.T. de Beauregard on orders from Jefferson Davis himself, thus beginning the battle and signalizing the beginning of the Civil War.The commander of Ft. Sumter and its union garrison was Major Robert Anderson. After a 34-hour bombardment the union garrison surrendered, the Union Jack was lowered and the red and blue confederate flag was raised.
Major Robert Anderson, United States Army, was the commander of Fort Sumter when the Confederates under Beauregard opened fire on it on April 12, 1861.
P.G.T. Beauregard
Beauregard (on the orders of his President, Jefferson Davis.)
For the Confederates General P.G.T. Beauregard For the Union - Major Robert Anderson, who commanded Fort Sumter.
My family possesses a 22" piece of what is prported to be the shot away Ft. Sumter flagsatff given by Beauregard to Henry A DeSaussure
General P.G.T. Beauregard, acting on orders from his President, Jefferson Davis.
It started when the Beauregard fired on Ft. Sumter in April of 1861 and ended when Lee surrendered to Grant in April of 1865.
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.
Artillery firing from The Battery in Charleston.
Regarding the date of the Battle of Ft. Sumter. The answer is April 12, 1861.At 4:30am a signal rocket was fired by condeferate forces by command of General Pierre G.T. de Beauregard on orders from Jefferson Davis himself, thus beginning the battle and signalizing the beginning of the Civil War.The commander of Ft. Sumter and its union garrison was Major Robert Anderson. After a 34-hour bombardment the union garrison surrendered, the Union Jack was lowered and the red and blue confederate flag was raised.
General PGT Beuregard of New Orleans, Loiuisiana was in command of the batteries that fired on Fort Sumter.
Fort Sumter is in Charleston South Carolina.