Attack on Fort Sumter (12 abr 1861 año – 13 abr 1861 año)

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The Battle of Fort Sumter was the first battle of the American Civil War and took place over two days (April 12–13, 186). The situation around Fort Sumter had become increasingly tense in the previous months when South Carolina seceded from the Union and created the formation of the Confederacy and the Confederate Army. The leader of the Confederate Army, General P.T. Beauregard, began building up his forces around the fort in Charleston Harbor. Major Anderson, the leader of the Union forces in Charleston, moved his men from Fort Moultrie to the more fortified island fort, Fort Sumter. However, because he was surrounded by the Confederate Army, he began to run out of food and fuel and needed supplies. After many hours of bombardment, Anderson realized that he had no chance to win the battle with almost no food and ammunition. He surrendered the fort to the Southern Army. No one died in the Battle of Fort Sumter, but now that the first shots were fired, the war had begun.

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