Members of the Virginia Senate are elected every four years by the voters of the 40 senatorial districts on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November. The last election took place in November 2011.
Battle of Fort Sumter. Events leading to. The Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12â14, 1861) was the bombardment of U.S. Fort Sumter, near Charleston, South Carolina, by the Confederates, and the return gunfire and subsequent surrender by the U.S. Army that started the American Civil War.
Fort Sumter National Monument, 1214 Middle Street, Sullivan's Island, SC 29482, USA. Fort Sumter is a coastal fortification that was begun in 1829, but was still not completed by the time the Civil War.