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By: Lauren Carter Alyssa Martin Emily Meinzer Laressa Harris Fort Sumter Dates: Started on April 12th 1861 Ended on April 13th 1861 People: General P.G.T Beauregaurd Major Robert Anderson - Union Commander inside Fort Sumpter Abner Doubleday – Union Captain Effect: Opening battle of the Civil War Interesting fact: Abner Doubleday is said to have created the sport of Baseball. Fort Sumpter P.G.T. commander of the confederate forces around Charleston harbor, open fire on the Union Garrison holding fort Sumpter. At 2:30 pm on April 13, Major Robert Anderson, Garrison commander, surrendered the fort and was evacuated the next day. The signal to fire the first shot was given by a suvillon Edmond Rufand, a Virginia farmer and editor who had preached succession for 20 years. Only casualty was a confederate horse.
