Jefferson Davis was important in the battle at Fort Sumter. He sent officers to the fort to ask the union army to surrender the fort in April 1861. He was born in Kentucky and was elected president of the Confederacy. Bombed Fort Sumter.
As a sign that they did not recognise the Confederacy.
the South or the Confederacy
The Confederacy's capture of Fort Sumter led to the Naval blockade.
Lincoln's appeal for volunteer Union troops after the surrender of Fort Sumter.
Jefferson Davis was important in the battle at Fort Sumter. He sent officers to the fort to ask the union army to surrender the fort in April 1861. He was born in Kentucky and was elected president of the Confederacy. Bombed Fort Sumter.
The confederacy of the southern states wanted Fort Sumter to have a foot hold on the harbors. The confederacy held possession of Fort Sumter until February 1865, when the North came in and raised the Northern states flag and regained control of Fort Sumter.
As a sign that they did not recognise the Confederacy.
the Confederacy
1861
the South or the Confederacy
Fort Sumter was forced to surrender on April 13, 1861. At that time the Confederacy was led by provisional President Jefferson Davis.
Lincoln
The Confederacy's capture of Fort Sumter led to the Naval blockade.
Fort Sumter was a United States fort which happened to be in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, waters claimed by the Confederacy. After its surrender it became Confederate.
Confederacy(south) Union(north)
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