July 10-11 1863

Brigadier General Quincy Gillmore- Union general

Graduated first in his class

General P.G.T Beauregard- Confederate general

ordered the first shots of the civil war

Casualties

Union casualties: 339

Confederate casualties: 13

Summary

On July 10th 1863 the union open fired on the confederates to make an distraction so that the others could slip by and take them out but when they got to the fort they didnt have enough men so they were pushed back.

Maps

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