PPT-Course of the Civil War Shots Fired at Fort Sumter

The first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter on April 12 1861 Most people t hought their side would win quickly and easily T hey were both wrong Northern advantage North 22 millionSouth 55 free persons . The wardens fired shots which the lost hunter answered The hunter was cold but OK The lost hunter could not tell us where he went He had wandered on logging trails fo r hours at night From the actions of my dog the footprints we did locate and the l A shots fired call A highrise fire A weather emergency A multipleinjury accident A traffic stop Whatever the situation public safety operations depend on immediate access to the best information available PremierOne CAD is the next generation incide Who held the territory?. Ft. Sumter was federally owned, but located in South Carolina in Charleston Harbor. Major Robert Anderson was in control of the fort with federal (union) troops. March 5, 1861 Confederate officials demanded Anderson surrender. 15. THE CIVIL WAR. This Currier and Ives lithograph shows the opening moment of the Civil War. On April 12, 1861, Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard ordered the shelling of Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor. Two days later, Union Major Robert Anderson surrendered, and mobilization began for what turned out to be the most devastating war in American history. . A . Nation Divided . 1861-1865. Monday: November 2, 2015. Bell Work: . Write the following in your notes:. What were the three main causes to the Civil War?. Name 3 . technologies. that changed the way that the Civil War was fought. . “Opening Salvo” by Fergus M. Bordewich . Smithsonian. April 2011 pg 76. How would the United States resolve the clash between its founding ideals and slavery. The explosive answer came on April 12, 1861 when Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor.. By: . Bridget Heller. Where and when did the battle take place?. The battle started early Sunday morning on July 21. st. , 1862. It took place in Manassas, Virginia, not far from Washington DC. The battle lasted one HORRIFIC day! . Secession and Fort Sumter. Review. Who was U.S. president during most of the Civil War?. What advantages did the North have over the South at the outset of the Civil War?. What was the primary cash crop in the South when the southern . War . B. egins. South Carolina’s Declaration of Causes of Secession. 12/1860 South Carolina’s fire-eaters (pro-slavery extremists) passed an ordinance of secession, citing the following causes behind this decision:. 1861-1865. The regimental colors of the 19th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment were damaged in battle during the American Civil War.. 2. The Civil War. Who was involved? . #1 The Confederate States of America. 1860 Election. Library of Congress. 1860 Election. http://faculty.umf.maine.edu/walter.sargent/public.www/web 232/sumter page.html. 1860 Election. Red. – Lincoln. Yellow. – Bell. Blue. – Douglas. South Carolina secedes….calls on the Union to give up their forts in S.C.’s territory. Four more states Secede. 8.Virginia (April 17; referendum May 23, 1861). 9. Arkansas (May 6). 10. Tennessee (May 7; referendum June 8). 1861. I. Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12, 1861). A. Battle Facts. 1. Troops Engaged. a. Union – 80. b. Confederate – 500. 2. Leadership. a. Union – Major Robert Anderson. b. Confederate – General P.G.T. Beauregard. Union fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. Confederacy. Nation formed by Southern states. Robert E. Lee. Confederate general, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. Border States. Slave states that bordered states in which slavery was illegal.