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To assert their sovereignty over South Carolina.

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When was the confederate attack on Fort sumter?

1861


Who began the attack on Fort Sumter?

Confederate army


In what year did confederate attack fort sumter?

1861


Confederate attack on fort Sumter in what year?

The Battle of Fort Sumter ws April 12-13 1861


What year did the Civil War start with the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter?

The Confederates attacked Fort Sumter in 1861, starting the Civil War.


What Confederate official advised Jefferson Davis to not attack Fort Sumter?

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.


In what year did confederate attack on union-held fort Sumter?

12 April 1861


Why did firing on Fort Sumter spark the beginning of the Civil War?

It was an American attack on a confederate military base.


Why did the southern states attack fort Sumter?

To assert Confederate sovereignty over South Carolina.


When was the attack on fort unpter?

At dawn April 12, 1861, Fort Sumter came under bombardment from the Confederate cannon.


When did Jefferson Davis attack Fort Sumter?

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.


Who earned a reputation for his attack at Fort Sumter and also led Confederate forces in Virginia?

None of the Above :)