Civil War: Fort Sumter - History.com http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-fort-sumter Explore Fort Sumter, South Carolina, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired. en Copyright 2013, History.com Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-23T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com Aerial View of Fort Sumter http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-fort-sumter/photo1 Located in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, Fort Sumter was the site of the first engagement of the Civil War on April 12, 1861. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-fort-sumter/photo1 Bombardment of Fort Sumter http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-fort-sumter/photo2 In April of 1861, the newly-developed Confederacy demanded the evacuation of the Federal Fort Sumter. When this demand was refused, the South's batteries opened fire, forcing a Union surrender. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-fort-sumter/photo2 Robert Anderson http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-fort-sumter/photo3 Major Robert Anderson (1805-1871, photographed c. 1861), Federal commander of Fort Sumter at the beginning of the war, surrendered the fort to the Confederacy after 34 hours of bombardment. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-fort-sumter/photo3 Confederate Flag Flying at Fort Sumter http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-fort-sumter/photo4 Confederate soldiers stand beneath the Confederate Flag shortly after the Union surrendered Fort Sumter in April 1861. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-fort-sumter/photo4 Guns Along the Parapet of Fort Sumter http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-fort-sumter/photo5 Three soldiers stand behind cannons along the parapet of Fort Sumter. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-fort-sumter/photo5 Canons at Fort Sumter http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-fort-sumter/photo6 A line of cannons underneath an overhang at Fort Sumter. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-fort-sumter/photo6 Damage in Fort Sumter http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-fort-sumter/photo7 Fort Sumter came under constant Union attack, which damaged the Fort considerably and forced the Confederate occupants to reinforce the walls (photographed c. 1863). http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-fort-sumter/photo7 Interior of Fort Sumter http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-fort-sumter/photo8 Damages to the exterior walls are still evident today at Fort Sumter. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-fort-sumter/photo8 Flag Raising Ceremony, Fort Sumter http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-fort-sumter/photo9 A crowd awaits the raising of the American flag in April, 1865. The Confederate Flag flew over Fort Sumter throughout the Civil War. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-fort-sumter/photo9