It was the starting place of the Civil War.
The first shots of the war were fired by Confederate artillery at this tiny U.S. Army garrison on an island in Charleston Harbour.
It was the starting point of the Civil War.
Because it triggered the breakout of the Civil War.
The first battle of the civil war happened at fort Sumter on April 12 1861
Yes, the Civil War started on the attack on Fort Sumter. The first major battle of the war was the Battle of Bull Run.
Fort Sumter started the American Civil War.
The Confederate capture of Fort Sumter was important to the US Civil War because it was the event that led to the US Civil War.
It was the starting point of the Civil War.
When the confeserates attacked Fort Sumter it started the Civil War.
it was inportant to end slavery
Fort sumter, fort Sumter was the first battle of the civil war
it was the very first battle of the civil war
There was a battle for Fort Sumter in the American Civil War.
Because it triggered the breakout of the Civil War.
Fort Sumter was in the Civil War, not the Revolutionary war. And yes, Fort Sumter was taken over by South Carolina and the Confederacy in the Civil WAr
The Battle of Fort Sumter, even though only 10 casualitys it was the battle that started the civil war. Fort Sumter is located in South Carolina. (props to my 8th grade socials studies teacher mrs. mills)Another view:The Battle of Gettysburg, It was the turning point in the civil war because after that battle the union took the upper hand.
The name of the Federal fort in the Charleston, South Carolina harbor, Fort Sumter, will always be remembered in US history. It was there that the Southern forces bombarded the fort with canon fire and for all practical purposes was the beginning of the US Civil War.
The Confederates attacked Fort Sumter in 1861, starting the Civil War.