First Battle of Fort Sumter

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Sumter_(Second)
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces evacuated the fort
gptkbp:casualties Confederate: 0 killed, 1 wounded
Union: 0 killed, 4 wounded
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_P._G._T._Beauregard
gptkb:Major_Robert_Anderson
gptkbp:consequences led to more states seceding
gptkbp:date April 12, 1861
gptkbp:defense_mechanism gptkb:Fort_Sumter
gptkbp:duration 34 hours
gptkbp:enemy Confederate bombardment
gptkbp:famous_quote ' The war began here'
gptkbp:fought_in April 12 and April 13, 1861
gptkbp:historical_impact increased tensions between North and South
gptkbp:historical_site gptkb:National_Park
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Battle of Fort Sumter
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Fort_Sumter_National_Monument
gptkbp:location gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:media_coverage widely reported in newspapers
gptkbp:military_strategy siege warfare
gptkbp:narrative_style symbol of the Civil War's beginning
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:public_perception rallying support for the Union
gptkbp:result Confederate victory
gptkbp:significance marked the start of the American Civil War
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of Charleston Harbor
gptkbp:student_organizations surrender of the fort