what was the date that fort sumter was attacked
It was federal government property, and after South Carolina seceded, Confederate soldiers ordered the Union troops to leave. When they refused to go, the Confederates attacked the fort. On April 12, 1861, they bombarded Fort Sumter in an attack that would last more than a day. Marking A Controversial Anniversary. It was a hard time for the United States and this part of the world, says Tim Stone, park superintendent at Fort Sumter.