Survey of American History 4th Block: The Battle of Fort Sumter

The battle of Fort Sumter began when Brigadier General Beauregard of the Confederate Army. Demanded the surrender of the union garrison of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, on April 10, 186. But the commander Garrison Anderson of the union refused. The commander of the provisional confederate forces at Charleston. SC. Brigadier General Beauregard, opened fire on April 12. They weren’t able to reply effectively. Garrison Anderson surrendered Fort Sumter, at 2:30 p.m., April 13. This was an opening of the American Civil War.

During the Aftermath of Fort Sumter, South Carolina succeeded after Abraham Lincoln was elected. The southern states had left to preserve their way of life. There were eighty-men led by Major Robert Anderson, but the result of this ended in Robert and the eighty-men surrendering to confederate troops. Within the engagement no one got killed and It began to become known as the beginning of the Civil War. Although these things were taking place, Major Robert detained the flag of Sumter. The attack of Fort Sumter grew to be a monumental event throughout South Carolina as well as the rest of the south. Lincoln’s aggressive executive power led to quarrel with Chief Justice- that he also won and maintained executive power while the war took place. Abraham didn’t initiate the conflict, but the south striking first gave Lincoln the opportunity to use the reckless aggression as a cause to go to war in the name of restoring the Union.

The battle of fort Sumter was the beginning of the Civil War. It began when the Confederates demanded the surrender of the Union fort, Fort Sumter. The confederate commander opened fire in Charleston, SC on April 12, 1861. In the Midst of the exploding cannons and loud gunfire, the union finally raised the white flag and surrendered. Amazingly there were no fatalities in the battle. This battle started the American Civil War.