[outofsalt]

South Carolina demanded that the Federal forces depart the garrison at Fort Sumter Island, in so far as South Carolina had seceded from the Union and they refused to surrender it. The bombardment that ensued was to regain the island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor. There were no casualties during the bombardment and the only when the Union soldiers agreed to leave, that a cannon exploded prematurely when firing a salute to signal their evacuation.

High tariffs had nothing to do with the South wanting to leave the union according to Northern Historians. (see tag line). The South did not launch a large and bloody rebellion. They wanted to leave and were attacked to prevent them from going.

[DoodleDawg]

South Carolina demanded that the Federal forces depart the garrison at Fort Sumter Island, in so far as South Carolina had seceded from the Union and they refused to surrender it.

Understandable since it didn't belong to South Carolina.

The bombardment that ensued was to regain the island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor. There were no casualties during the bombardment and the only when the Union soldiers agreed to leave, that a cannon exploded prematurely when firing a salute to signal their evacuation.

So the fact that nobody was killed makes a day long bombardment that reduced the fort to rubble all OK?

High tariffs had nothing to do with the South wanting to leave the union according to Northern Historians.

According to Southern leaders of the period, based on their speeches and writings.

The South did not launch a large and bloody rebellion. They wanted to leave and were attacked to prevent them from going.

Sumter attacked Charleston? Who knew?