One but that man did not die because of battle but because he was testing a cannon and it exploded.
confederate soldier fire on union troops in fort sumter.
Major Robert Anderson was the commanding officer of the Union soldiers during the Battle of Fort Sumter.
The Union forces at Fort Sumter were under the command of Major Robert Anderson.
Major John Anderson headed the fort for the union.
Fort Sumter.
Fort Sumter was the first battle of the civil war. There were fires, but the only thing that died was a horse. No one from the Union or Confederate died.
None, although one of them came close. One of the Confederate officers who went to discuss Fort Sumter's surrender accidentally drank from a bottle of poison (thinking it was whiskey) but Fort Sumter's surgeon saved his life with a stomach pump. And the only Union deaths were caused by one of their own cannon exploding as the US flag was lowered. Otherwise, Fort Sumter was a battle without casualties.
No, Fort Sumter was a Union defeat, and not at all close.
Fort Sumter
The garrison of Fort Sumter was of 80 men.
confederate soldier fire on union troops in fort sumter.
The combined garrisons of Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie was 86 men.
Major Robert Anderson was the commanding officer of the Union soldiers during the Battle of Fort Sumter.
The Union forces at Fort Sumter were under the command of Major Robert Anderson.
Robert Anderson was for the northern leader at the battle of fort Sumter
Major John Anderson headed the fort for the union.
The Union commander of Fort Sumter was Major Anderson. After a huge Rebel artillery bombardment, he surrendered the fort on April 13, 1861.