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Crack those books open! It's truly not your fault, because students have not been properly informed of this complex war in the educational system in the U.S. This is changing little by little.
More than one man died. 9 Officers and 103 men died at the battle from wounds or disease.
I have a site on my desktop I'm going to get for you and leave so you can better understand about the Civil War. This war is the bloodiest in History. 1 in 4 soldiers during the civil war would come back alive, while in all other wars 1 - 16 would come home alive.
When the Civil War broke out it was the first great war of the with the most casualties the world had ever seen (meaning a war within a country) and it was one of the worst ever. The famous little drummer boy was "Johnny" (thus the song, "Johnny come marching home ...". He was 11 years old and while he served (he died in 1937) he weighed 60 lbs! This will give you some idea of how young some of these poor soldiers were; many were farmers and better with a plough than a rifle and most had little to no training. Many soldiers would have survived in our modern day, but surgeons were scanty in those days and many died from the shock of wounds such as having limbs amputated.
Just for your info:
Fort Sumter was the most important fort in the start of the civil war. The shell which opened the momentous bombardement of Fort Sumter was fired from a mortar located at Fort Johnson on James Island. The first shots were fired on April 12, 1861 at 4:30 A.M. Fort Sumter was there to protect the city of Charleston and it's harbor.
Conflicting DataFrom Answers.com:- On April 13, the fort surrendered and was evacuated. No one died in the actual battle, but one Union soldier died and another was mortally wounded when firing a cannon showing their surrender.
cool right tell your teachers about this battle im sure they will inform you like they did to me as a small kid
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How many people were on the union side of the Fort Sumter battle?
There were only approximately 80 people on the union side and 500 on the confederacy
Why did Fort Sumter precipitate the Civil War?
The American Civil War formally began at Fort Sumter (in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina) for several connected reasons. First, it was at Fort Sumter that the first significant shots were fired by Confederate troops in explicit defiance of the Union's attempt to keep the base supplied. Second, the subsequent occupation of the fort indicated to all observers that the South's attempted secession from the Union was not going to be resolved through diplomacy or any other peaceful negotiations: the Union would be divided or preserved only by force of arms.
When did the 4 states secede?
I'm guessing you're asking about the four states of the upper south, which seceded after Fort Sumter. These were Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas. They seceded because the day after Fort Sumter, Lincoln called on all states, including these four, for men to serve in the army to fight the Rebels. That put these states to the choice - to make war on their neighbors, or to join with their neighbors in leaving the old Union and forming a new nation. Many people in these states had relatives living in states which had already seceded, so the government was asking them not only to fight their neighbors, but in many cases to fight their own family. This unhappy choice forced these states to join those which had already left the Union.
The states of the upper south joined the Confederacy only when?
The final four states (Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas) joined the Confederacy only when they learned that the fighting had started with the attack on Fort Sumter. Their hesitancy to join seems to foreshadow events that followed. Virginia and Tennessee saw the largest number of battles in the war and had extensive battle damage to infrastructure and economy. North Carolina lost more men killed than any other state.
Where and when does the American Civil War actually begin?
There was no declaration of war, because Lincoln did not recognise the Confederacy as a sovereign nation. He just wanted his seven states back. The Confederacy claimed that it did not want a war, and would only fight if the North forced them to. When Lincoln declared that he would hold on to the US Army garrison on Fort Sumter (South Carolina), The South took that as provocation, and fired on the island-fort. Lincoln had no choice but to evacuate the garrison. Then he appealed for volunteer-troops. That sounded enough like a declaration of war to send four of the undecided slave-states of the Upper South into the arms of the Confederacy. The war was on.
How many confederate solders died at fort Sumter?
None, although one of them came close. One of the Confederate officers who went to discuss Fort Sumter's surrender accidentally drank from a bottle of poison (thinking it was whiskey) but Fort Sumter's surgeon saved his life with a stomach pump. And the only Union deaths were caused by one of their own cannon exploding as the US flag was lowered. Otherwise, Fort Sumter was a battle without casualties.
Why did Lincoln inform Jefferson Davis that he was only sending food and supplies to Fort Sumter?
US President Lincoln hoped to avoid an armed conflict over Fort Sumter. For that reason he informed Jefferson Davis that only supples, not ammunition or weapons were being sent to Fort Sumter.
What is the significant of fort Sumter?
Fort Sumter was the first battle of the civil war. There were fires, but the only thing that died was a horse. No one from the Union or Confederate died.
How many years did the battle of fort Sumter?
It lasted only a matter of days.
Who was the union general for the battle of fort Sumter?
The commander of the garrison was not a General - only a Major. His General-in-Chief in Washington was Winfield Scott, though the decision to defend Fort Sumter was made by Lincoln.
What was the deadless battle in 1862?
The only battle with no casualties was Fort Sumter. That was April 1861.
What were the North's casualties for the battle of Fort Sumter?
There were no human deaths, and only one horse.
How many people were killed and wounded during the Battle of Fort Sumter?
Only one Confederate horse.
Lincolns action relative to fort Sumter April 1861 was to?
Send a relief force with food only
What was something interesting about the Battle of Fort Sumter?
None of the Union defenders at Fort Sumter were killed by the Confederate barrage. The only deaths were because Captain Doubleday insisted on firing a cannon as the US flag was lowered, and the cannon exploded, killing two men.
What was the most important civil war battle?
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.
How many people were on the union side of the Fort Sumter battle?
There were only approximately 80 people on the union side and 500 on the confederacy
