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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (12 Apr 1861-14 Apr 1861) - A [[U.S. Civil War]] Battle fought between Union forces under Major [[Robert Anderson]], {{Cullum|406}}, [[1st U.S. Artillery]], and Confederate forces under Brigadier General [[P.G.T. Beauregard]], CSA, {{Cullum|942}}. Known by Union forces as Battle of Fort Sumter, known by Confederate forces as the same. A Confederate victory and Fort Sumter was captured.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (12 Apr 1861-14 Apr 1861) - A [[U.S. Civil War]] Battle fought between Union forces under Major [[Robert Anderson]], {{Cullum|406}}, [[1st U.S. Artillery]], and Confederate forces under Brigadier General [[P.G.T. Beauregard]], CSA, {{Cullum|942}}. Known by Union forces as the Battle of Fort Sumter, known by Confederate forces as the same. A Confederate victory resulted, Fort Sumter was captured and held for most of the remainder of the war.
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* [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/cwsac/cws0-1.html Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report  
* [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/cwsac/cws0-1.html Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields]
on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields]
* {{GNIS|ID=1252865}}
* {{GNIS|ID=1252865}}



Revision as of 19:03, 8 February 2015

Battle of Fort Sumter (12 Apr 1861-14 Apr 1861) - A U.S. Civil War Battle fought between Union forces under Major Robert Anderson, (Cullum 406), 1st U.S. Artillery, and Confederate forces under Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard, CSA, (Cullum 942). Known by Union forces as the Battle of Fort Sumter, known by Confederate forces as the same. A Confederate victory resulted, Fort Sumter was captured and held for most of the remainder of the war.

Current Status

Since 1948, Fort Sumter National Historic Monument in Charleston Harbor, Charleston County, South Carolina.


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Location: Charleston Harbor, Charleston County, South Carolina.

Maps & Images

Lat: 32.75241 Long: -79.87496

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Visited: 23 Jan 2010