The Confederates held this fort from April 1861 to February 1865
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Battle of Fort Sumter - Wikipedia  The Battle of Fort Sumter (April 1214, 1861) was the bombardment of U.S. Fort Sumter, near ... Beginning at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, the Confederates bombarded the fort from ..... Major Anderson held his fire, awaiting daylight. .... The Confederates evacuated Fort Sumter and Charleston in February 1865 as Union Maj. Gen.
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Fort Sumter - American Civil War - HISTORY.com  Confederate troops then occupied Fort Sumter for nearly four years, resisting ... prior to William T. Sherman's capture of Charleston in February 1865. ... In response Beauregard opened fire on Fort Sumter shortly after 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861. ... the following day in an explosion that occurred during an artillery salute held...
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Confederate States of America - Wikipedia  The Confederate States, officially the Confederate States of America (CSA or C.S.), commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was a confederation of secessionist American states existing from 1861 to 1865. ... A new Confederate government was proclaimed in February 1861 before Lincoln took office in March, but was...
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The History Place - U.S. Civil War 1861-1865  Jump To: Fort Sumter Attacked - First Bull Run - Shiloh - Second Bull Run - Antietam ... February 9, 1861 - The Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson ... April 15, 1861 - President Lincoln issues a Proclamation calling for 75,000 .... all slaves in territories held by Confederates and emphasizes the enlisting of...
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American Civil War History - American Civil War - HISTORY.com  By the time it ended in Confederate surrender in 1865, the Civil War proved to be the ... office in March 1861, Confederate forces threatened the federal-held Fort Sumter ... On April 12, after Lincoln ordered a fleet to resupply Sumter, Confederate .... South Carolina, fell to Sherman's men by mid-February, and Jefferson Davis...
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Fort Sumter - American Civil War - HISTORY.com  Confederate troops then occupied Fort Sumter for nearly four years, resisting ... of Fort Sumter first began in 1829 in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, on a ... Anderson was forced to surrender the fort shortly after 2 p.m. in the afternoon. ... In the days following the assault, Lincoln issued a call for Union volunteers to quash...
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Opelousas fit the bill as a state capital during the Civil War  Dec 25, 2014 ... Opelousas fit the bill as a state capital during the Civil War ... Union forces in the spring of 1862 and the Confederate government ... in Louisiana earlier in 1862, he said, when Union troops captured ... "The payment to Hinckley was for moving troops (on the steamboat) to and from New Orleans," said Reed.
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Civil War Louisiana | Entries | KnowLA, Encyclopedia of Louisiana  Jan 6, 2011 ... In April 1862, the Union army and navy challenged these defenses. ... Because of the Union invasion, the Confederates moved their capital to Opelousas ... After the Union captured New Orleans, some of these Native Guards...
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Fort Blakeley - Last battle of the Civil War  When the Union campaign finally started in August 1864, Mobile, Alabama was one .... As the fleet entered the danger zone where they were closest to Fort Morgan, the .... A Confederate army 14,000 strong commanded by General Jubal Early came ... Early resumed his march on July 11 and engaged Union troops at Fort...
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Battle of Fort Sumter - Wikipedia  The Battle of Fort Sumter (April 1214, 1861) was the bombardment of U.S. Fort Sumter, near ... On December 26, 1860, Major Robert Anderson of the U.S. Army ... then seized all Federal property in the Charleston area, except for Fort Sumter. ... during the surrender ceremonies on April 14 caused two Union deaths.
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Battle of Fort Donelson - Wikipedia  The Battle of Fort Donelson was fought from February 11 to 16, 1862, in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. ... Simon Bolivar Buckner (later Governor of Kentucky), who accepted Grant's ... shortly after the surrender of Fort Henry, Tennessee, on February 6, 1862. ... Grant's army now divided Confederate Gen.
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The Battle of Fort Sumter Summary & Facts | Civilwar.org  On April 12, 1861, General P.G.T. Beauregard, in command of the Confederate forces around Charleston Harbor, opened fire on the Union garrison holding Fort...
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Civil War Timeline: 1861-1865 | Timetoast timelines  Civil War Timeline: 1861-1865 made with Timetoast's free interactive timeline making software.
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Article from the Charleston Mercury describing the "Bombardment of ...  Immediately after Fort Sumter was secured by Confederate Troops, General P.G.T. ... sought to implement a complete naval blockade of Atlantic and Gulf ports. ... On April 14, 1865, exactly four years after the beginning of the Civil War, ... and Robert Anderson raised the same American flag that he had lowered in 1861.
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Fort Sumter - American Civil War - HISTORY.com  Fort Sumter is an island fortification located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. ... Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard bombarded Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. .... Five Confederates were killed during the attack, but the damage to Fort...
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Battle of Horseshoe Bend - Daviston, Alabama  Apr 23, 2014 ... site of the log fortifications ... of Gun Hill at Horseshoe Bend National Military Park in Alabama. The Creek War of 1813-1814 ... American history when he defeated the "Red Stick" faction of the Creek Nation at the Battle
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This Day in History April 29, 1862 | Mystic Stamp Discovery Center  Apr 29, 2016 ... On April 29, 1862, Union Admiral David Farragut captured New ... However, Forts Jackson and St. Philip guarded the city from the south. ... With no other obstacles in his way, Farragut commanded his ships to sail for New Orleans. ... up the Mississippi and captured Baton Rouge and Natchez in May.
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The Battle of Five Forks: April 1, 1865 - The Siege of Petersburg Online  Jul 19, 2011 ... Union Advance on Five Forks: Afternoon April 1, 1865 .... Three of his battalion's guns were stationed at and left of the all-important crossroads. ... limited as the Siege of Petersburg, and the Civil War, wound inexorably to a close. ..... The CWSAC site classifies the final battles around Petersburg after Fort...
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Andersonville Prison | New Georgia Encyclopedia  In February 1864, during the Civil War (1861-65), a Confederate prison was ... was named a National Historic Site, and includes the Confederate prison site ... held the largest prison population of its time, with numbers that would have made it ... had earned Andersonville a reputation as the most notorious of Confederate...
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Fort Sumter [ushistory.org]  ... three and a half days before Northern commander Major Robert Anderson surrendered. ... On December 20, 1860, South Carolina seceded from the Union. Five days later, 68 federal troops stationed in Charleston, South Carolina, withdrew to Fort ... The Civil War began at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, when Confederate...
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Union Troops Capture Atlanta - History in the Headlines  Sep 2, 2014 ... On September 2, 1864, Atlanta surrendered to Union forces following a ... In this capacity, Grant came up with a plan to attack the Confederacy simultaneously on ... Lee in several bloody battles around Richmond, Virginia, the Southern capital. ... Virginia, a rail hub that Richmond depended on for supplies.