confederates surrendered at the battle of fort sumter.
confederates surrendered at the battle of fort sumter.
who surrendered at the battle of fort sumter?
confederates
on january 5, 1861, buchanan decided to reinforce fort sumter, sending the "star of the west" with 250 men and supplies. however, buchanan failed to ask major anderson to provide covering fire for the ship, and it was forced to return north without delivering troops or supplies. following the expedition, the last of buchanan's southern cabinet members resigned. the buchanan administration debated ways to reinforce fort sumter, but anderson did not ask for supplies and buchanan was content to deliver the issue of fort sumter to president lincoln. in february, south carolina became part of the confederate states of america. the confederate congress authorized president davis to take the fort by any means necessary, but the confederates would not strike until after the end of buchanan's presidency. on march 3, a message from anderson reached buchanan stating that fort sumter's supplies were running low. the following day, buchanan was succeeded by lincoln, who was left to deal with the crisis that eventually became the american civil war.
presidency of james buchanan
bullet::::- major robert anderson's telegram announcing the surrender of fort sumter—image of original telegram









































bullet::::- battle of fort sumter—historical preservation site









































bullet::::- crisis at fort sumter—multimedia teaching tool from tulane university including text from historical documents









































bullet::::- fort sumter article at fortwiki.com









































bullet::::- fort sumter at northamericanforts.com









































bullet::::- charleston, sc insider's guide—short article about ft. sumter for travelers









































bullet::::- extensive collection of photos and drawings from the library of congress









































bullet::::- the civil war field fortifications website









































bullet::::- charleston sc real estate—webcam provides live streaming video of fort sumter









































bullet::::- letters associated with the first battle of ft. sumter
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