Three days after the Confederacy fires upon Union forces at Fort Sumter, U. S. Abraham Lincoln issues a proclamation against the Confederate States of America, calling for the raising of a United States militia to respond to the hostile actions of the CSA: Whereas the laws of the United States have been for some time…
Outnumbered and out-gunned, Fort Sumter’s Union contingent formally surrenders to Confederate forces after 34 hours of bombardment. In surrendering to Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard, U. S. Maj. Robert Anderson hands over Fort Sumter to the South and is treated well by his southern captors. There are no casualties from the war’s first battle,…
Two Americas, now formally at war, greet the first sunrise of a long, bloody, bitter military contest. Well aware that continued Union resistance is futile in the battle for Fort Sumter, the fort’s commander, Major Robert Anderson, arranges for a surrender. The formalities of defeat will take place on the morrow, but the Confederate celebration…