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
