Question

Why did the attack on Fort Sumter receive a federal response and lead to the start of the Civil War? It coincided with South Carolina’s secession Fort Sumter was federal property and Lincoln had specifically said taking of federal property would not be tolerated Jefferson Davis wanted to make Fort Sumter the Confederate capital Fort Sumter was the home of General Meade and he would not stand for his home being under attack

Answer 1

The Battle of Fort Sumter marked the beginning of the American Civil War. After this several new states seceded from the Union giving the Confederacy 11 states in total. When Abraham Lincoln won the election, the southerners were sure of the fact that  he was going to end slavery. This led to the secession of some of the southern states and the  south decided to attack the ships, leading to the start of the Civil War. It is said that there were no casualties during the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter at the start of the American Civil War. The only Union deaths came during the evacuation were a soldier who got killed and another mortally wounded in an accidental explosion during a planned 100-gun salute.