Fort Sumter

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1. What was the name of the Union captain that was 2nd in command at Fort Sumter in April 1861? Abner Doubleday Jefferson Davis Robert Anderson James Chestnut

2. Who was in charge of the South Carolina troops in April 1861 for the confederacy? Lee Chestnut Beauregard Anderson

3. What was the name of the ship that was planned to resupply Fort Sumter in January, 1861? Star of the North Star of the West Star of the East Star of the South

4. A Union troop fired the first shot of the battle of Fort Sumter. True False

5. Fort Sumter is in South Carolina, which was the first state to secede from the Union. True False

6. Besides Fort Sumter, what was the other major Union fort that lay in Confederate territory? Fort Snelling Fort Pickens Fort Dakota Fort Albany

7. Fort Sumter is in the shape of a square (4 sided). True False

8. What South Carolina town is less than 3 miles from Fort Sumter witnessed the intense battle April 12-13,1861. Jamestown Columbia Charleston Baltimore

9. What was the name of the Union major that was 1st in command at Fort Sumter? Robert Anderson Ulysses Grant Abner Doubleday George Meade

10. The Battle of Fort Sumter lasted from April 12, 1861- April 16, 1861. True False