Question

once srattes seceded from the union htey demanded command of fort sumter. did lincoln surrender the military fort?

Answer 1

No

Step-by-step explanation:

No, Lincoln did not surrender Fort Sumter to the Confederacy after the states had seceded from the Union.

In fact, after South Carolina seceded from the Union, the Confederate government demanded that Fort Sumter be surrendered to them. However, President Lincoln refused to surrender the fort, seeing it as a symbol of federal authority and a strategic military position. Instead, he tried to send provisions to the fort, which led to the Confederate forces bombarding and capturing it on April 14, 1861, which marked the beginning of the American Civil War.