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The Battle of Fort Sumter (also the Attack on Fort Sumter or the Fall of Fort Sumter) (April 12–13, 1861) was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina, by the South Carolina militia. It ended with the surrender of the fort by the United States Army, beginning the American Civil War.
Colored Lithograph of the Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor by Currier and Ives. ... Horizontal resolution: 1,200 dpi: Vertical resolution: 1,200 dpi ...
The attack on Fort Sumter is generally taken as the beginning of the American Civil War—the first shots fired. Certainly it was so taken at the time—citizens of Charleston were celebrating. The First Battle of Fort Sumter began on April 12, 1861, when South Carolina Militia artillery fired from shore on the Union garrison. These were (both ...
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On April 12, 1861, Fort Sumter came under attack. It is unknown where Galloway served during the battle, but along with the rest of the garrison, he came through the battle unscathed and was present on April 14 during the 100-gun salute to the flag after the surrender, stationed at the 47th gun along with Private Daniel Hough.
Battle of Fort Sumter Daniel Hough ( c. 1825 – April 14, 1861) was an Irish-born American soldier who became the first man to die in the American Civil War . His death was accidental, caused by a cannon that went off prematurely during a salute to the flag after the Battle of Fort Sumter .
An Ordinance of Secession was the name given to multiple resolutions [1] drafted and ratified in 1860 and 1861, at or near the beginning of the American Civil War, by which each seceding slave-holding Southern state or territory formally declared secession from the United States of America.
The Second Battle of Fort Sumter was fought on September 8, 1863, in Charleston Harbor. Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard , who had commanded the defenses of Charleston and captured Fort Sumter in the first battle of the war , was in overall command of the defenders.