In 1861, Union troops surrendered Fort Sumter in South Carolina to Confederate forces, marking the first significant military engagement of the American Civil War. The surrender occurred on April 13, after a 34-hour bombardment by Confederate artillery. This event galvanized both the North and South, leading to increased recruitment and the mobilization of forces for the conflict ahead.
To defeat the rebel forces and restore the Union.
April 1861
After the bombardment of Fort Sumter, on Apr. 15, 1861.
The first "battle" of the Civil War was the shelling of Fort Sumter. Fort Sumter was a fort on an island just off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina. It was held by US troops while the South seceded and formed the Confederacy. President Lincoln tried to send supplies to the fort, and the governor of SC demanded the troops surrender, before the supplies could arrive. When the troops refused, Confederate troops began shooting artillery at the fort. The Union troops in the fort tried to shoot back but didn't have enough troops or guns, so there was no way they could win. The fort surrendered after two days of shelling. Nobody was killed, but during the surrender ceremony, there was an accident that did kill a few men- the first casualties of a long and bloody war.
April 1861 - as a response to Lincoln's call for volunteers in the North immediately after the surrender of Fort Sumter. It was one of the last four states to secede.
April 1861
To defeat the rebel forces and restore the Union.
Vicksburg surrendered on July 4th, 1863.
April 1861
Fort Sumter
April 12th 1861
The US Civil War officially began on April 12, 1861 when Confederate soldiers began a siege of Union troops at Fort Sumter, which was on an island in the bay at Charleston, South Carolina. The Union soldiers were heavily outnumbered and outgunned, and were forced to surrender after two days.
The immediate result of the surrender of Fort Sumter was am agreement that they would evacuate and not surrender. After the surrender, many people pushed for Lincoln to send troops back in to take control of the Forts and save the Union.
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After the bombardment of Fort Sumter, on Apr. 15, 1861.
Lincoln's appeal for volunteer Union troops after the surrender of Fort Sumter.