South Carolina troops repulsed a supply ship trying to reach troops inside Fort Sumter. The ship was forced to return to New York.
At Lincoln's inauguration on March 4, he stated he would not accept secession. President Lincoln notified the state in advance that he was sending supplies to the Fort. South Carolina, fearing a trick, asked the commander of the fort, to surrender immediately. Anderson offered to surrender. His offer however was rejected, and on April 12, the Civil War began with shots fired on the fort.
The attack on Fort Sumter prompted four more states to join the Confederacy.
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