Why is the battle of Fort Sumter important?

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Johnnyshrewd · Answer 1 · 2022-05-11T05:46:37+0000

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Following Beauregard's bombardment in 1861, Confederate forces occupied Fort Sumter and used it to marshal a defense of Charleston Harbor. Once it was completed and better armed, Fort Sumter allowed the Confederates to create a valuable hole in the Union blockade of the Atlantic seaboard.

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