Fort Sumter is where the Civil War began. Over time resentment between the North and the South kept growing. Eventually we would go into war with each other. US Army Major Gen. Robert Anderson moved his troops from where they were stationed to Fort Sumter that was not yet complete without any orders. Gen. Beaureguard sent a message for the fort to be surrendered but he did not comply. After the negotiations were not getting them anywhere Fort Johnson, which was nearby, opened fire on Fort Sumter. ["The guns opened fire at 4:30 in the morning on April 12, 1861, and fired for 33 straight hours."]
The return fire from Gen. Anderson was pointless and did not help them in any way whatsoever. The fort was surrendered and evacuated on April 13.
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