South Carolina Civil War by Gavin Burns

2 Battles in South Carolina

gavinburns4 — 2024-01-03 19:29:01 UTC

Yes there was Fort Sumter, and there was the Attack on Charleston Harbor. They were 2 of the really most important battles in the civil war.

South Carolina Secedes

gavinburns4 — 2024-01-03 19:31:16 UTC

My state was A bit involved in the war because it was the first state that decided to secede when Lincoln was elected president that caused the war. It was also involved because the first war took place in the Charleston harbor which was At Fort Sumter.

After the War at Fort Sumter

gavinburns4 — 2024-01-03 19:39:29 UTC

South Carolina was affected because after the war in fort Sumter when it ended in December 1862 There Governor Francis W Pickens was in a lot of debt. South Carolina was really close to loosing the first war so they used a lot of there really strong supplies. What made the General go into debt was spending all the money on the troops and supplies for the war.

Fort Sumter

gavinburns4 — 2024-01-04 19:21:51 UTC

The Battle took place on April 12-14 1861 In South Carolina . The Confederate were trying to strengthen the forts and shore batteries targeted at Sumter. The Union on the other hand were trying to win Fort Sumter over the Confederates. The Confederates won the battle. This battle was important because it was the first battle that happened during the war.

Francis W Pickens

gavinburns4 — 2024-01-04 19:25:30 UTC

Governor Francis W. Pickens

Pickens was the New governor of South Carolina when South Carolina had Just Seceded. He believed he had Primacy over any legislation passed by the U.S Congress. Pickens ordered the State troops to fire on the Star of the West.

Supplies/Soilders

gavinburns4 — 2024-01-04 19:30:37 UTC

Powerful Guns, there were 6,000 men that were trained most of the soilders were trained some of them were not trained