PPT-Fort Sumter (April 12–14, 1861)

South Carolina secedescalls on the Union to give up their forts in SCs territory Four more states Secede 8Virginia April 17 referendum May 23 1861 9 Arkansas May 6 10 Tennessee May 7 referendum June 8. 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. . “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.. 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:. July 16, 1861. DC During Wartime (1861-1865). Several army companies were ordered to DC before President-elect Lincoln arrived. Many residents (especially Southerners) left the city, boarding up their houses and taking all of their belongings. 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. to the end of 1861. Fort . Sumpter. A federal fort in Charleston Harbor – SC. Surrounding by Confederate batteries. Major Robert Anderson tells Lincoln the fort needs to be re-supplied or he will have to evacuate the fort. 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. 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 million/South 5.5 free persons . Lincoln Elected President. November 6, 1860. Red – Lincoln. Yellow – Bell. Blue – Douglas. Green – Breckinridge. Purple – Non-Voting Territories. Lincoln Elected . President. In the 1860 presidential race, . The Confederacy. The Confederate States of America. Began in January 1861 the following states seceded from the United States of America. . Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas.. 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. to the end of 1861. Fort . Sumpter. A federal fort in Charleston Harbor – SC. Surrounding by Confederate batteries. Major Robert Anderson tells Lincoln the fort needs to be re-supplied or he will have to evacuate the fort.