Category:Siege of Fort Sumter

**Battle of Fort Sumter**
	bombardment of Fort Sumter, immediate cause and first battle of the American Civil War
	Upload media
	Wikipedia
Spoken text audio	Englishⓘ
Instance of	battle; casus belli;
Part of	American Civil War;
Location	Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
Point in time	1861;
Start time	12 April 1861;
End time	14 April 1861;
	32° 45′ 08.68″ N, 79° 52′ 29.86″ W
Authority file
	Q543165; Library of Congress Authorities ID: sh95002217; J9U entity ID: 987007539523005171
	Reasonator; Scholia; Wikidocumentaries; PetScan; statistics; WikiMap; Locator tool; KML file; WikiShootMe; OpenStreetMap; Search depicted;

<nowiki>Batalla de Fort Sumter; a Sumter-erőd ostroma; Fort Sumterko gudua; Batalla de Fort Sumter; فورت سامتر دؤیوشو; Angriff auf Fort Sumter; Angriff auf Fort Sumter; نبرد فورت سامتر; 桑特堡戰役; Fort Sumter Muharebesi; サムター要塞の戦い; Slaget vid Fort Sumter; קרב פורט סאמטר; Proelium Castelli Sumter; Fort Sumterin taistelu; Battle of Fort Sumter; bitva o Fort Sumter; battaglia di Fort Sumter; Самтер форт ючюн сермешиу; bataille de fort Sumter; Fort Sumteri lahing; 섬터 요새 전투; Μάχη του Φορτ Σάμτερ; Bătălia de la Fort Sumter; ogun Fort Sumter; Battle of Fort Sumter; Batalha de Fort Sumter; batalla de Fort Sumter; Samteras forta kauja; Batalha de Fort Sumter; Битка за Форт Самтер; Битва за форт Самтер; Trận đồn Sumter; Batalha de Fort Sumter; Aanval op Fort Sumter; ยุทธการที่ฟอร์ตซัมเทอร์; Bitwa o Fort Sumter; Slaget ved Fort Sumter; Bitka za Fort Sumter; Pertempuran Fort Sumter; Batalla de Fort Sumter; Bitka za Fort Sumter; Сражение за форт Самтер; Batalla de Fort Sumter; معركة فورت سمتر; emgann Fort Sumter; Batalo de Fort Sumter; conflicto de la guerra de secesión; bataille qui a déclenché la guerre de secession; блокада, бомбардировка и взятие форта Самтер, что послужило формальным предлогом для начала Гражданской войны в США.; ogun; Schlacht im Jahr 1861, Beginn des Sezessionskriegs; bătălie ce a început războiul civil american; slaget under amerikanska inbördeskriget; pierwsze starcie wojny secesyjnej; artikel daftar Wikimedia; veldslag in Verenigde Staten van Amerika; kentañ emgann Brezel diabarzh Stadoù-Unanet Amerika; casus belli della Guerra di Secessione americana; 1861. április 12–14. között zajlott ostrom; Yhdysvaltain sisällissodan ensimmäinen taistelu; bombardment of Fort Sumter, immediate cause and first battle of the American Civil War; سبب مباشر والمعركة الأولى من الحرب الأهلية الأمريكية; bitva americké občanské války z roku 1861; سبب مباشر والمعركة الأولى من الحرب الأهلية الميريكانية; Bătălia de la fort sumter; サムター砦の戦い; สมรภูมิฟอร์ตซัมเทอร์; קרב פורט סמטר; הפגזת פורט סאמטר; Trận Pháo đài Sumter; Batalha do Forte Sumter; Fort Sumterin piiritys; Batalla de fort sumter; معركة حصن سمتر; 萨姆特堡战役; 薩姆納堡之役; 桑特堡之役; Anfallet mot Fort Sumter</nowiki>

English: The bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the Confederate States Army, also known as the Battle of Fort Sumter, April 12–13, 1861. The Second Battle of Fort Sumter was fought on September 8, 1863.

Subcategories

This category has only the following subcategory.

O

Our Banner in the Sky (6 F)

Media in category "Siege of Fort Sumter"

The following 92 files are in this category, out of 92 total.

"HOWITZER USED IN THE DEFENSE OF FORT SUMPTER (misspelling of FORT SUMTER) 1861" plaque detail, from- Spanish American War monument, Portland (2014) - 5 (cropped).jpg 856 × 699; 241 KB
"The Attack on Fort Sumter.".jpg 5,113 × 3,922; 7.25 MB
CRAFTS (1868) p1.011 BOMBARDMENT OF FORT SUMTER (1861-04-13).jpg 1,340 × 1,933; 1.6 MB
3b50537u (17289549021).jpg 1,481 × 1,030; 490 KB
A compilation of the messages and papers of the presidents, 1789-1897. (1896) (14774615542) (bottom-right).jpg 2,232 × 1,183; 436 KB
A compilation of the messages and papers of the presidents, 1789-1897. (1896) (14774615542).jpg 3,040 × 1,980; 879 KB
Abraham Lincoln - a character sketch (1908) (14592293720).jpg 1,740 × 1,542; 907 KB
Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War (1886) (14740049776).jpg 2,121 × 1,294; 870 KB
Abraham Lincoln and the downfall of American slavery (1894) (14770022231).jpg 2,384 × 1,458; 1.16 MB
Abraham Lincoln and the downfall of American slavery (1914) (14580341018).jpg 2,992 × 1,832; 2.29 MB
Alban Jasper Conant - The First Gun at Fort Sumter (Major Robert Anderson) - 1924.4.1 - Smithsonian American Art Museum.jpg 840 × 1,400; 77 KB
An exterior view of damaged Fort Sumter after bombardment (recto).jpg 1,024 × 505; 316 KB
An interior view of damaged Fort Sumter after bombardment (recto).jpg 1,024 × 535; 288 KB
Angels of the battlefield - a history of the labors of the Catholic sisterhoods in the late civil war (1898) (14760432614).jpg 2,416 × 1,418; 1.75 MB
Attack on Fort Sumter.jpg 4,624 × 3,328; 3.85 MB
Bombardment of Fort Sumter by the batteries of the Confederate states LCCN96524550.jpg 640 × 424; 56 KB
Bombardment of Fort Sumter by the batteries of the Confederate states, April 13, 1861 LCCN2013646579.jpg 7,624 × 5,382; 8.55 MB
Bombardment of Fort Sumter engraving by unknown artist 1863.jpg 2,214 × 1,306; 784 KB
Bombardment of Fort Sumter(3b52027r).jpg 640 × 466; 61 KB
Bombardment of Fort Sumter, 1861.png 701 × 405; 275 KB
Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor.jpg 4,667 × 3,006; 13.71 MB
Bombardment of Fort Sumter.jpg 4,448 × 2,859; 3.9 MB
Charleston Harbor 1861Heb.png 1,697 × 1,347; 283 KB
Columbia's noblest sons LCCN2003666962.jpg 9,504 × 7,416; 15.62 MB
Confederate flag flying over Ft. Sumter after the evacuation of Maj. Anderson.jpg 1,024 × 882; 337 KB
Die Gartenlaube (1861) b 204.jpg 5,952 × 2,640; 2.35 MB
Field, fort and fleet (1885) (14768952185).jpg 2,992 × 1,792; 1.11 MB
Fort Moultrie, no. 1 (recto).jpg 1,024 × 521; 286 KB
Fort sumter 1861.jpg 645 × 466; 292 KB
Fort Sumter after bombardment (recto).jpg 1,024 × 518; 344 KB
Fort Sumter casemates (recto).jpg 1,024 × 524; 289 KB
Fort Sumter interior after bombardment (recto).jpg 1,024 × 529; 303 KB
Fort Sumter interior with a soldier standing near the artillery (recto).jpg 1,024 × 539; 288 KB
Fort Sumter interior with flag staff after the bombardment (recto).jpg 1,024 × 530; 276 KB
Fort Sumter the day after Anderson left, April 1861 (recto).jpg 1,024 × 524; 274 KB
Fort Sumter, April 15, 1861.jpg 935 × 531; 194 KB
Guns on the parapet at Fort Sumter (recto).jpg 1,024 × 518; 249 KB
Harbor face view of Fort Moultrie (recto).jpg 1,024 × 524; 300 KB
Harper's weekly (1864) (14804711563).jpg 2,000 × 1,340; 799 KB
InsideBatteryGregg.jpg 900 × 637; 355 KB
InsideBatteryStevensMorrisIslandCharleston1863.jpg 1,350 × 729; 581 KB
Interior of Fort Sumter in April 1861 after its surrender by U.S. garrison LCCN2013651621.jpg 5,526 × 5,102; 3.27 MB
Interior of Fort Sumter in April 1861 after its surrender by U.S. garrison LCCN2013651622.jpg 5,413 × 6,045; 3.61 MB
Interior of Fort Sumter- during the bombardment, April 12th 1861 LCCN2002699723.jpg 5,414 × 4,115; 4.81 MB
Major Robert Anderson and Fort Sumter, 1861 (1911) (14779364814).jpg 1,612 × 2,136; 743 KB
Major Robert Anderson and Fort Sumter, 1861 (cropped).jpg 1,473 × 1,926; 639 KB
Morris Island Battery (recto).jpg 1,024 × 518; 312 KB
Moultrie gun bearing on Sumter (recto).jpg 1,024 × 507; 258 KB
Moultrie shot furnace (recto).jpg 1,024 × 527; 260 KB
Salient with North-west Casemates, Fort Sumter MET DP266616.jpg 3,832 × 2,319; 1.99 MB
Salient with North-west Casemates, Fort Sumter MET DP266617.jpg 2,359 × 3,841; 1.57 MB
Sketch of Robert Anderson at Fort Sumter.jpg 191 × 264; 15 KB
Sketch showing position of besieging batteries. (Fort Sumter) April 12-13, 1861 LOC 99448835.jpg 5,161 × 3,335; 1.78 MB
Sketch showing position of besieging batteries. (Fort Sumter) April 12-13, 1861 LOC 99448835.tif 5,161 × 3,335; 49.24 MB
Spanish American War monument, Portland (2014) - 5.jpg 2,448 × 3,264; 3.35 MB
Story of one hundred years - A comprehensive review of the political and military events, the social, intellectual and material progress, and the general state of mankind in all lands. Embodying (14780153694).jpg 2,096 × 1,514; 481 KB
Sumter after bombardment (recto).jpg 1,024 × 531; 317 KB
SumterHebrew.jpg 442 × 244; 81 KB
The Civil War through the camera - hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history (1912) (14760314844).jpg 1,632 × 1,886; 415 KB
The Evacuation of Fort Sumter, April 1861 MET DP266509.jpg 3,860 × 2,336; 1.93 MB
The Evacuation of Fort Sumter, April 1861 MET DP266510.jpg 2,374 × 3,859; 1.86 MB
The Evacuation of Fort Sumter, April 1861 MET DP266511.jpg 3,908 × 2,372; 2.1 MB
The Evacuation of Fort Sumter, April 1861 MET DP266512.jpg 2,403 × 3,912; 1.8 MB
The Evacuation of Fort Sumter, April 1861 MET DP266513.jpg 2,419 × 4,000; 2.28 MB
The Evacuation of Fort Sumter, April 1861 MET DP266517.jpg 3,842 × 2,255; 1.88 MB
The Evacuation of Fort Sumter, April 1861 MET DP266519.jpg 3,877 × 2,350; 2.01 MB
The Evacuation of Fort Sumter, April 1861 MET DP266521.jpg 3,901 × 2,335; 1.85 MB
The Evacuation of Fort Sumter, April 1861 MET DP266523.jpg 3,755 × 2,242; 1.94 MB
The Evacuation of Fort Sumter, April 1861 MET DP266525.jpg 3,861 × 2,305; 2.02 MB
The Evacuation of Fort Sumter, April 1861 MET DP266527.jpg 3,879 × 2,341; 2.16 MB
The Evacuation of Fort Sumter, April 1861 MET DP266529.jpg 3,947 × 2,363; 2.02 MB
The Evacuation of Fort Sumter, April 1861 MET DP266531.jpg 3,850 × 2,314; 2.09 MB
The Evacuation of Fort Sumter, April 1861 MET DP266612.jpg 3,975 × 2,396; 2.12 MB
The Evacuation of Fort Sumter, April 1861 MET DP266614.jpg 3,746 × 2,281; 1.84 MB
The Evacuation of Fort Sumter, April 1861 MET DP266618.jpg 3,915 × 2,429; 1.77 MB
The Evacuation of Fort Sumter, April 1861 MET DP266619.jpg 2,411 × 3,941; 1.7 MB
The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14762358772).jpg 1,658 × 1,912; 431 KB
The Photographic History of The Civil War Volume 01 Page 110.jpg 3,008 × 2,081; 3.36 MB
The Photographic History of The Civil War Volume 05 Page 117.jpg 2,089 × 3,001; 4.12 MB
The soldier in our Civil War - a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, (14575999260).jpg 1,304 × 1,978; 663 KB
The soldier in our Civil War - a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, (14576053618).jpg 2,064 × 1,344; 840 KB
View in Fort Moultrie (recto).jpg 1,024 × 523; 246 KB
Views of Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina (10ec7a31-93ed-49a5-8ae5-191b553c64eb).jpg 3,072 × 2,048; 712 KB
Views of Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina (13255f73-8543-4c27-a6b9-ecd8f1aced3d).jpg 3,072 × 2,048; 563 KB
Views of Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina (52109820-c4e2-4234-8c43-a02467fede8d).jpg 3,072 × 2,048; 748 KB
Views of Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina (6cf453c5-c36f-4075-9fa2-082d1cb911b2).jpg 3,072 × 2,048; 630 KB
Views of Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina (83dae31e-dc26-4ad2-885e-04086aa9d786).jpg 3,072 × 2,048; 657 KB
Views of Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina (95939cda-499a-4326-849e-3dd436bc09d3).jpg 2,048 × 3,072; 656 KB
Views of Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina (ab52e6c8-2c33-47d9-aeb9-65a526632c79).jpg 3,072 × 2,048; 1.06 MB
'Bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, 1863', oil painting on canvas by William Aiken Walker, 1886, Gibbes Museum of Art.JPG 640 × 351; 39 KB
Bombardment of Fort Sumter Charleston Harbor 1863.jpeg 1,135 × 663; 247 KB
'Major Anderson Raising the Flag...' by Edwin D. White.jpg 1,386 × 960; 179 KB