Fort Sumter, SC I
[Courtesy of Fort Sumter National Park Service]
Date(s):
April 12-14, 1861
Location:
Please click on link below for map.
Fort Sumter National Monument, Sullivans Island, South Carolina, United States
Campaign(s):
Operations in Charleston Harbor [April 1861]
Situation:
Commanders:
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Union:
Maj. Robert Anderson
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Confederate:
Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard
Principal Forces:
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Union:
Fort Sumter Garrison (85)
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Confederate:
South Carolina Militia
Description:
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On April 10, 1861, Brig. Gen. Beauregard,
in command of the provisional Confederate forces at Charleston, South
Carolina, demanded the surrender of the Union garrison of Fort Sumter in
Charleston Harbor.
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Garrison commander Robert Anderson refused
and on April 12, Confederate batteries opened fire on the fort, which was
unable to reply effectively.
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At 2:30 pm, April 13, Major Anderson
surrendered Fort Sumter, evacuating the garrison on the following day.
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The bombardment of Fort Sumter was the opening engagement of the American
Civil War.
Photo Gallery:1
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Fort Sumter National Monument
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Fort Sumter National Monument
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The Final Ultimatum
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The Civil War Begins
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Departure Dock to Ft. Sumter
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Welcome to Fort Sumter
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Fort Sumter - Where the Civil War Began - April 12, 1861
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Model of Fort Sumter in 1861
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U.S. Army Enlisted Men's Artillery Hat Worn in 1860
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Diorama of Confederate Motar Battery Shelling Ft. Sumter
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South Carolina Palmetto Flag
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Union Flag Flown at Fort Sumter
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Various Arillery Shells
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300-pound Parrott Gun Used Against Fort Sumter by Union
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U.S. Colored Troops
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Inscription Honoring Maj. Robert Anderson and His Troops in Defense of Fort Sumter
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Memorial Plaque to the Garrison Defending Fort Sumter During the Bombardment
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Gorge Wall
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Memorial Plaque to Confederate Garrison Who Defended Charleston Harbor
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Arming the Fort - Difference Between Rifled and Smooth-bore Cannon
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10-inch Mortar
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8-inch Columbiad
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Slide Presentations2:
Classification3: A
Casualties4:
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Union:
5-10
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Confederate:
4
Results:
 Confederate
Victory
Battlefield Websites:
Recommended
Resources:
1 Please click on the image to
enlarge it. You may copy the images if you include the following note and link
with each image: "Courtesy of
civil-war-journeys.org."
2 Slide Presentation
Updated on 2/02/07. Click on link to view as web-based slide show.
3
Classification:
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A
- having a decisive influence on a
campaign and a direct impact on the course of the war
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B -
having a direct and decisive influence on their campaign
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C -
having observable influence on the
outcome of a campaign
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D
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having a limited influence on the
outcome of their campaign or operation but achieving or affecting important
local objectives
4 Casualties are
someone killed, injured, wounded, captured or mis
Revised
01/02/2009 |
