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Confederate artillery commanded by General P.G.T. Beauregard. The assault was ordered personally by the Confederate President, Jefferson Davis.

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Southern forces led by General P. G. T. Beauregard, commanded the artillery attack on Fort Sumter. The Union commander of the fort had no choice but to surrender.

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