What happens during the war in fort sumter

The first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter.

Before the civil war, union troops - which were led by major robert anderson - occupied fort sumter. However after the divide between the north and south grew, south carolina seceded from the union with other states following in 1861. The south wanted the north out of fort sumter, so they kept asking the north to leave. When the north did not agree, PGT Beauregard sent aides to inspect fort sumter and determine if the south should fight for it. The first shots were fired from the Confederates (led by PGT Beauregard) from Fort Moultrie (on the other side of the river) at Fort Sumter in 1861. Thus starting the civil war. The south shot at Fort Sumter for more than 30 hours. The south won the fort because the north was already low in supply and they surrendered after the fort was pretty much destroyed (went from a 3 story building to rubble). The north even tried to take the fort back in 1863 but failed.

This from Wikipedia The First Battle of Fort Sumter began on April 12, 1861, when Confederate artillery fired on the Union garrison. These were the first shots of the war and continued all day, watched by many civilians in a celebratory spirit. We visited end of September. The museum in Charleston and the one at the fort itself tell the whole story.

The Confederate States Of America grabbed cannons and messed this place up. First Shots of the war fired here

So it is the site of the start of the Civil War, but it was actually a Union (a.k.a. United States Army) fort that was bombarded by the Confederates. The Union Army ended up surrendering, and the City of Charleston watched the battle from the battery like we might watch fireworks on the 4th of July.