The Battle of Fort Sumter had several effects in the United States. The major effect of the battle was that it marked the beginning of the American Civil War. The battle had other effects as well, after the Battle of Fort Sumter several new states seceded from the Union giving the Confederacy 11 states in total. After the battle citizens of the North were outraged by the attack on Fort Sumter and Major Anderson, with the flag that had flown over the fort, appeared at a massive rally in New York City's Union Square on April 20, 1861, Major Anderson also toured the northern states recruiting troops. In the South feelings also ran high, the men who fired the cannons at Fort Sumter were considered heroes and the newly formed Confederate government was emboldened to form an army and plan for war. While the action at Fort Sumter had not amounted to much militarily, the symbolism of it was enormous and intense feelings over what had happened propelled the nation into a conflict that would not end for four long and bloody years. In the end the Union would win the civil war and reunite the country as a whole. The war ended officially ended April 18, 1865 with the surrender of the confederate army. The Battle of Fort Sumter is one of the most important events in South Carolina’s and the United Sates history. Today Fort Sumter is a preserved national monument where everyday people go and visit the site where the Civil War started.