1 / 13

The Battle of Fort Sumter

The Battle of Fort Sumter. A Brief History… By Yuridia Ramos . So…. What was the battle of Fort Sumter? : hmm…. It was recognized for being the battle that started the American civil war!

nathan
Download Presentation

The Battle of Fort Sumter

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Battle of Fort Sumter A Brief History… By Yuridia Ramos 

  2. So….Whatwas the battle of Fort Sumter? :\ hmm… • It was recognized for being the battle that started the American civil war! • And the Fort was named after General Thomas Sumter, who was a revolutionary war hero from South Carolina Now, let’s begin

  3. OK, so I think we all know it happened in Ft. Sumter, but Where was this place? • Well it took place in South Carolina! • Exactly where? Charleston and Charleston Bay! RIGHT HERE!

  4. Now…when did it happen? Put it in your notebook ‘cause it’s blue’s clue!

  5. OK, OK I’ll get serious…the date was April 12-14, 1861

  6. For the North or the Union States, it was Major Robert Anderson For the South or the Confederate states, it was Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard Who were the main people in the Battle of Fort Sumter?

  7. I’ll try to explain what happened… • Here’s what happened…

  8. OK…It wasn’t REALLY like that…but you get the point! Now, seriously what actually happened? Well, Abraham Lincoln's administration would not surrender the fort to the Confederates in a peaceful way. SO… Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States decided to take matters under his own hands…

  9. Whydid the Confederates want Fort Sumter so badly? • Well, Davis hoped that in seizing the command of Fort Sumter he could kick the northerners out of the South and help South Carolina secede to the Confederate States of America. He then sent P.G.T. Beauregard under his command to evacuate the fort.

  10. Union -Commander: Robert Anderson -Men: 80 -Casualties and Losses: none Confederacy -Commander: P.G.T. Beauregard -Men: 500 (estimated) -Casualties and Losses: none However when Beauregard commanded Anderson to evacuate the fort, he denied. And on April 12th at 4.30am General Beauregard opened fire from Fort Johnson in Charleston. And the Battle Began… After 34 hours of battle, Anderson surrenders to Beauregard…

  11. Aftermath: Confederacy Won! (And Civil War Starts…) The result was war. However a neighboring Fort, Fort Pickens in Florida was retained by the Union and helped considerably in the blockade of Southern Ports. The Confederates completed and strengthened Fort Sumter and retained it through several attacks in 15 months time. Although retired , Robert Anderson returned to Fort Sumter in April 1865 for Union flag raising ceremonies.

  12. Hooray! That’s the End!! :D

  13. Sources! • www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter - • americanhistory.about.com/od/civilwarbattles/p/cwbattle_sumt1.htm • www.mycivilwar.com/battles/610412.htm • www.essortment.com › History • wiki.answers.com/Q/Interesting_fact_of_the_battle_at_Fort_Sumter – • kms.kapalama.ksbe.edu/projects/2002/civilwar/battle01/default.html • kids.yahoo.com/directory/Around...Battles/.../Battles/Fort-Sumter • blueandgraytrail.com › Civil War Encyclopedia › Battles • www.civilwarhome.com/ftsumter.htm • http://www.electricscotland.com/history/america/civilwar/cw26.htm

More Related