Fort Sumter

North General

Winfield scott

South General

P.G.T Beauregard, Confederate Gray

Who wins

Confederate Army

Casualties

2 union soldiers died during the surrender ceremony when a cannon exploded, No soldiers died at Fort Sumpter

What was pt 1 of General Winfield’s strategy

Destroy the south’s economy with a naval blockade of southern ports

what was pt 2 of general winfield’s strategy

gain control of the Mississippi River to divide the South

What are border states

States between union and confederate states

What was cotton diplomacy

giving cotton to the british in exchange for support

What did Lincoln declare

South is in a state of rebellion

What were the border states

Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, & Missouri do not join Confederacy

When was West Virginia formed and what side is it on

formed in 1863 and joins the Union

Where did confederate troops attack

Union held Fort Sumter in Charleston, SC

How long was the battle

34 hours of Artillery Shelling at Fort Sumter

Where were the confederates shooting from

shooting from Forts John, Cummings Point, and Moultrie