On April 12th, 1881 Confederate batteries opened fire on the Federal fort, which was unable to effectively defend itself. At 2:30 p.m., April 13th, Major Anderson surrendered Fort Sumter, evacuating the garrison on the following day.
The bombardment of Fort Sumter was the first military action of the American Civil War. Although there were no casualties during the bombardment, one Union artillerist was killed and three wounded (one mortally) when a cannon exploded prematurely while firing a salute during the evacuation on April 14th. Private Daniel Hough lost his life and was the first casualty of the Civil War. He succomb to the same fate as Stonewall Jackson, shot by friendly fire.
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