Fort Sumter was located in south Carolina and this would be the first fight of the Civil war on april 12, 1861.
Troops there in the fort slowly running out of food ,and couldn't get any because of South Carolina seceded.However,President lincohin didn't want to give up fort,only sent supplies.
we are low on food
April 12,1861 Condederates fired at sumter ,civil war beings april 15,1861 linccon asks each state to prepare a militia,four ne southern states join confederacy
Attack
Confederate states seized the US forts or public propertieswithin the borders with fort Sumter
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Union surrenders with no lives lost and condederates wins,but april 19-27, lincohn calls blockades on southern Ports
We surrender
Condederate thinks that this is aggrasion for war more states seceded reluctantly