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 * Fort Sumter was a federal fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.


 * A federal ship was sent to supply Fort Sumter in January had been forced to turn back when the Confederate forces fired on it.


 * The Confederate attack on the fort marked the start of the Civil War.


 * On April 10, 1861, Brig. Gen. Beauregard was in command of the provisional Confederate forces at Charleston, South Carolina and demanded the Union Garrison of Fort Sumter to surrender.


 * Garrison's commander, Anderson, refuses and lead the Confederates to open fire on the fort and caused the Bombardment of Fort Sumter.


 * On April 13, 2:30 pm, Anderson surrendered.

__Work Sited http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/sc001.htm__