Provisional Confederate Forces at Charleston
Army · Confederate States of America · March 1, 1861 – June 1, 1861
The Confederate forces around Charleston, South Carolina, assembled under P. G. T. Beauregard in the spring of 1861. They bombarded Fort Sumter on April 12-13, 1861, opening the Civil War. Beauregard left for Manassas on June 1, 1861.
Fought in American Civil War
People who served 1
Strength and losses
- April 12, 1861 Strength: c. 500–6,000 Battle of Fort Sumter
Movements
- April 12–13, 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter