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Fort Sumter

Fort Sumter. By: Ryan Treadway Reagan Lynn & Miranda Powell. Details. Dates: April 12, 1861 (started). April 13, 1861 at 2:30 pm (when union surrendered). Key individuals: Major Robert Anderson (Union), Brigaider General P.G.T. Beauregard (Confederate). Effects: Started the Civil War.

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Fort Sumter

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  1. FortSumter By: Ryan Treadway Reagan Lynn & Miranda Powell

  2. Details • Dates: April 12, 1861 (started). April 13, 1861 at 2:30 pm (when union surrendered). • Key individuals: Major Robert Anderson (Union), Brigaider General P.G.T. Beauregard (Confederate). • Effects: Started the Civil War. • Key notes: The battle lasted 33 hours, & took place at Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The confederates won with no casualties. There were 85 Union troops, & around 500 Confederate troops. • Interesting facts: Two union soldiers died during a ceremony after the surrender, due to a cannon misfiring.

  3. Summary Confederate troops began firing on Ft. Sumter on April 12, 1861, in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Union gunners returned with cannon fire. The fight lasted until the next day, when the Fort was in ruins, and Union supplies were depleted. The Confederates took control of the area, and the Civil War began.

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