On April 12, 1861 on a little island off Charleston, South Carolina a battle broke out. On this island was the American Fort Sumter. On this island the start had the civil war begun. A few month before the battle Carolina demanded that the U.S. Army leave Charleston. So on December 26, 1860 U.S. Major Robert Anderson moved his troops Fort Sumter. However because he was surrounded by the Confederate Army so, he began to run out of supplies. The Confederation knew this and they were hoping that Major Anderson leave. Major Robert Anderson was hoping that a supply ship could get through to the fort. On April 12, 1861 General Beauregard sent Major Anderson a message saying that he would fire in one hour if Anderson didn't surrender. Anderson did not surrender and the battle had began. The Confederate shot at Fort Sumter from all sides. After many hours of bombardment, Anderson realized that he had no chance to win the battle. He was almost out of food and ammo and his forces were outnumbered. He surrendered the fort to the Confederate Army.
Even though no one died in the battle, accept two nimrods who killed themselves in the a surrender ceremonies, the civil war had begun. Now actions were made in the preparation for war such as choosing side and beliefs.
Now that the first shots were fired, the war had begun. Many states that had not picked a side, now choose the North or the South. Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas joined the Confederation. West Virginia broke away from Virginia to become their own state so they could stay with the Union. At the time he still thought the war would be short and fairly small. It turned out to last for more than 4 years and over 2 million men would fight as part of the Union Army.
The impact on our lives from the civil war. Army’s before the war largely depended on slavery. Slaves were used for agriculture and were traded in the South for high prices. Now Black people have just have must rights has white people. In this war the ends did justify the means.
Sources:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter.html
Dear Isaac,
ReplyDeleteI would like to congratulate you on this blog post for the following reasons. You included a lot of detail overall, such as dates, names, and description of the tension of this first battle. The pictures look very realistic and they give me a good idea of what the battle must have folded out like, as well as a description of the setting. I can see that you wrote this in your own words, and thought about how you were going to lay out the post; I especially like how in your own style, you said,
"accept two nimrods who killed themselves in the a surrender ceremonies, the civil war had begun.[sic]" However, I would like to know a little bit more about why the battle happened. Overall, I truly learned a lot about how the Civil War started, and how the famous battle at Fort Sumter happened.
Sincerely, lovingly, and with best regards, Marcell S.
Dear Isaac,
ReplyDeleteWhile reading your post I discovered some things that I liked and disliked. First of I would like to say that your post was very well written with great description that painted a clear picture in my head what happened, with the help of the images that you chose. It also was nice that you mentioned when and where this happened. One thing I didn’t like was the word you used nimrod. Even though it might describe what there personalities were I feel a better word could have been chosen. Overall I liked your post.
From,
Victor van Alebeek
Dear Isaac,
ReplyDeleteI felt you blog was very well done because of the following reasons. You gave very vivid detail on how the battle went step by step. you also gave it some humor by calling people "nimrods," and i liked how you chose the first battle done by the civil war. Over all I thought your blog was solid.
Isaac,
ReplyDeleteI think this was a great post. It was shorter then the others, but still provided good information. I liked your use of vocabulary "nimrods" ,and that was also funny. You didnt go off topic (which is good), and it was easy to follow. Overall, great job!
Thank you Timmy I was really worried about the length but it turned out all right. The topic was really fun
ReplyDeletevery informative and a fun topic its a good length, it was straight forward, good work
ReplyDeleteIsaac,
ReplyDeleteThis blog is great! I like how you give reasons why the ends justified the means. I like the humor that you included by saying 'nimrods', but you could have used a better word. I like that this blog states facts and is loaded with information. With everything said, I think that this blog post was great!
Nathaniel
Isaac,
ReplyDeleteI thought that your dates of the attack were very accurate. It seems that you researched your topic very well. I liked the part where you said "Even though no one died in the battle, accept two nimrods who killed themselves in the a surrender ceremonies." the nimrods part was funny. Over all, very well done!
Isaac,
ReplyDeleteI like how you packed in a bunch of information into three paragraphs, and I liked how you listed all of the important dates during and before the battle. I like how you added humor that made the post fun to read. You might want to add more information about the actual battle, like why it was started. Overall, this was a good post that has lots of potential. Thank you,
Piper
Isaac,
ReplyDeleteGreat Blog Post. I loved reading every bit of it! The visuals really helped me to understand what was going on. It also really showed how much you actually understood about Fort Sumpter. Great Blog Post Isaac!!!!!!!
Great Work!!!
Baller Baker,
ReplyDeleteNice job on this post is really well done. I really like all the information that you have put forward. You described how the battle went down and good attack strategies. Also adding humor was really great it made it really funny and good to read.
Nice work bud,
FWF3
Isaac,
ReplyDeletealthough the actual war was not that interesting it sparked the most important war in american history. I thought your nimrod line was very funny. The blog was very interesting and extremely organized. Overall I really enjoyed your blog.
Thanks for writing such a great blog
-Freddie
Baker,
ReplyDeleteI love how informative and organized your post is! I also quite enjoyed the humor. It made your post very fun to read. I feel like I learned a lot of information after reading this. Good job:)
-Maggie
ISAAC,
ReplyDeleteI LIKED YOUR POST A LOT. YOU HAD GREAT INFORMATION AND THE PICTURES ARE GREAT! YOU GAVE IT SOME GOOD HUMOR BUT KEPT IT STILL VERY EDUCATIONAL. I CAN SEE YOU WORKED HARD ON THIS. NICE WORK.
-CAROLYN
:)
Baller B,
ReplyDeleteYour post was greatly detailed and informative. Nice word choice, "Nimrods". One of the more intertaining posts, your writing was packed with facts but still easily understandable.
keep ballin,
Mia
Isaac,
ReplyDeleteI didn't know a thing about Fort Sumter before I read this blog now I kind of feel like I studied it, it was really educational. The humor made it not boring to read. The picture in the beginning really gave me a clear image in my head of what the fort looked like.
-Miriam
Isaac,
ReplyDeleteI really liked your blog about this battle. I thought that you made it very interesting, and that it was very organized. You had a couple of grammar issues, but I loved your nimrod line.
Great blog!
Lyssa
Isaac, good job typing up a short but informative and detailed post. I loved the use of the word nimrod, and all your events sounded accurate. A couple of grammar mistakes, but overall I enjoyed reading your post.
ReplyDelete-Hannah
I liked how your post was not very long but it had a lot of information in it. I liked how you talked about all of the dates and talked about specific detail. This was a great post.
ReplyDelete-Mason
Thanks for all of you that replied. This was a fun topic and you guy really gave me good ideas for my next blog.I really tried to make it funny and for you guys to react well.
ReplyDeleteYours Truly
Isaac a.k.a. the kid a.k.a the baller