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Robert Anderson (June 14, 1805 – October 26, 1871) was a United States Army officer during the American Civil War. He was the Union commander in the first battle of the American Civil War at Fort Sumter in April 1861 when the Confederates bombarded the fort and forced its surrender to start the war.
Jun 10, 2024 · Robert Anderson was a Union officer during the American Civil War. Anderson was the commander of the Federal garrison at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, when Confederate forces under P.G.T. Beauregard opened fire on his position.
Nov 23, 2023 · Robert Anderson was the commander of Fort Sumter when it fell to Confederate forces at the start of the Civil War.
- Harry Searles
The man most synonymous with the embattled federal position at Fort Sumter and the first Union loss of the Civil War, Maj. Robert Anderson, was born in the slaveholding state of Kentucky on June 14, 1805.
Robert Anderson (1805--71) was a U.S. Army officer in the American Civil War who gained national fame as the major commanding the Union garrison at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina when the Civil War began.
Robert Anderson was a West Point graduate and a veteran of several wars who commanded Fort Sumter during the opening shots of the American Civil War. He surrendered the fort to Confederate forces after a long bombardment and was later promoted to brigadier general and brevetted major general.
Robert Houstoun Anderson (October 1, 1835 – February 8, 1888) was a West Point graduate, an infantry officer in the United States Army and served as a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
