Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is mostly famous for being the first site of shots fired in the beginning of the Civil War. Fort Sumter is a island fortification located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. When President Abraham Lincoln announced plans to resupply the fort, Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard bombarded Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. After 33 hours of fighting with each other, Anderson and 86 other solders surrendered the fort. No lives were lost on either side. The Confederates hoisted their flag over the fort, and all the guns on the harbor sounded a triumphant salute.
First Bull Run
This battle was fought in northern Virginia, about 5 miles away from a town called Manassas Junction near Bull Run. Bull Run is a small river that was in that area. This battle started when about 30,000 inexperienced union troops commanded by General Irvin McDowell attacked a smaller, yet equally inexperienced Confederate force led by General P.G.T. Beauregard. After many shots fired the Confederates though victorious, were too disorganized and weakened to pursue the retreating Yankees. In the end the South rejoiced.