Fort Sumter Research Paper

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The Civil War Begins
Fort Sumter is a fort located in Charleston, South Carolina, and is the entrance to the harbor in Charleston. At the time, the fort wasn't even completely finished being built when the battle broke out, and this had a huge factor in the result of the battle. The author of “The Civil War Begins, Opening Clashes 1861” says “The forces unleashed by that war were immensely destructive because of the significant issues involved: the existence of the Union, the end of slavery, and the very future of the nation.”(Murray)
Background Information The election of Abraham Lincoln in November of 1860 plays a big role in this battle. This election brought awareness to the problem of slavery in the US. “Everyone knew at the time that …show more content…
Robert Anderson, and his 85 troops set up at Fort Moultrie around the center of Charleston Harbor. On December 26th Anderson moved his forces to Fort Sumter because he thought “There they would be much more secure and so would peace” (Decision at Fort Sumter) With these thoughts in his mind, it was no question that the best decision was to move his army to the new …show more content…
Unshockingly, he refused. On April 12th, at 4:30 in the morning, the Confederates open fired on Fort Sumter for the next 34 hours. This was the beginning of the civil war! Surprisingly, Anderson didn't even fire back at the Confederate army for the first 2 hours of the batte. This was because the general knew they didn't have enough ammunition to compare to as much as the confederates had. Around 7:00 A.M the captain of the Union, and the forts second commander, Abner Doubleday, fired the first shot from the Union. Doubleday says "The crashing of the shot, the bursting of the shells, the falling of the walls, and the roar of the flames, made a pandemonium of the fort," (Fort Sumter)
The constant firing back and forth between the Confederate and the Union continued on for the rest of the day. More rapidly by the Confederates, because the Union was having to conserve their ammo. At one point, the Confederates shot she flagpole and the flag fell to the ground. Lieutenant, Norman J. Hall went to open enemy fire, and put the stars and stripes back up. As the evening went on, the shots from the Confederates were less rapid, but they would occasionally land around or in Fort Sumter. Thankfully, no soldiers were killed in this
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