Battle of Fort Sumter--LOSS
December 20, 1860, United States Maj. Robert Anderson and his force of 85 soldiers moved his command to Fort Sumter, which was an imposing fortification in the middle of the harbor. The union only had 6 weeks of food and they knew they wouldn't last long. Confederate patience for a foreign force in its territory was wearing thin. On April 11, 1861 the war began and the confederate army opened fire on the union in Fort Sumter. The confederate opened fire for 34 hours.
-Jesse Drury.
(ourdocuments.gov)
At 2:30 AM on April 13, 1861, Major Anderson surrendered the Fort. The confederates won the battle. Beauregard (commander in the south) won over Anderson (commander in the north). The Battle of Fort Sumter sparked the Civil War. "Although no one died in the first battle itself, the Civil War was the bloodiest conflict in American history."
-Alex Beckley.
(history.com)
After the end of Fort Sumter, four more states joined the Confederacy: Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas. Now the battle lines were now drawn. Although being outnumbered nearly 12million, the South's army was almost equal to that of the North's. The South's greatest strength was that it was fighting in its own territory. While the North appeared stronger, many factors undetermined at the outbreak of war could have made a difference in the outcome.
-Alex Beckley.
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