The Head of Confederate Forces was Beauregard.
Major Robert Anderson was the commander of the US garrison at Fort Sumter.
Confederate artillery commanded by General P.G.T. Beauregard. The assault was ordered personally by the Confederate President, Jefferson Davis.
General Robert E. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg.
The Federal fort, Fort Sumter was located in the Charleston harbor in South Carolina. Southern forces attacked Fort Sumter, and the commander of the fort surrendered. This conflict led to US President Lincoln to ask for volunteers to serve for 3 months.
When Confederate forces began their bombardment of Fort Sumter, the commander of Southern forces was General PT Beauregard. The fort had no choice but to shortly surrender. The irony of this key battle was that the commander of Fort Sumter was Major Robert Anderson. While attending the USMA, West Point, Major Anderson had been one of General Beauregard's favorite instructors.
Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia.
Southern forces commanded by Pierre Beauregard bombarded the US Fort Sumter from April 12 through April 14, 1861.
Confederate artillery commanded by General P.G.T. Beauregard. The assault was ordered personally by the Confederate President, Jefferson Davis.
Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia until the last weeks of the war, when he was given total command of all the southern forces.
Lee commanded the Southern forces.
The north set up a military garrison at Ft. Sumter, SC, and southern forces had to defend its property.
Lee commanded the Southern forces.
The United States troops surrendered the fort to the Confederate forces.
In April of 1861, which was followed by other southern states seceding and brought about the start of the war.
Robert E Lee commanded the Confederate (Southern) forces in the US Civil War.
During the American Civil War, the Battle of Antietam, which took place on September 17, 1862, involved Northern forces commanded by Major General George McClellan and Southern forces commanded by General Robert E. Lee. The battle was in many ways a draw; however, it can be considered a Union victory since it served as a check to the Southern invasion of the North that had begun before the battle took place.
Brigadier General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard commanded the Southern forces at Fort Sumter in April of 1861. He was born in Louisiana near New Orleans May 28, 1818.
Robert Anderson was the commanding officer for the Union during the Battle of Fort Sumter, and P. G. T. Beauregard was the Confederate commander. The battle resulted in a victory for the Confederacy.