The Battle of Fort Sumter
April 12-13, 1861

By: Jennifer McCracken and Noah Miller

LOCATION

• Charleston Harbor
• South Carolina

COMMANDING OFFICERS

• Union- Robert Anderson
• Confederates- P.G.T Beauregard

EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE BATTLE

• Arguments about Slavery
• South Carolina Secession mainly
• Other states secessions

REASON FOR THIS SPECIFIC BATTLE

• Negotiations of the surrender of the fort sounded too demanding of the Confederate leader, Beauregard.

DETAILS ABOUT THE BATTLE

• 80 Union soldiers.
• 500 Confederate soldiers.
• Zero casualties.
• Confederates open fired on the fort for two ours before they returned fire.
• The battle lasted for a total of 34 hours.

OUTCOME OF THE BATTLE

• The Union surrendered to the Confederacy.
• Therefore, Confederate victory.

SIGNIFICANCE

• The Battle of Fort Sumter was the start of the civil war.

SOURCES

• Wikipedia.com
• www.civilwar.com
• www.history.com