Nobody. He simply evacuated Fort Sumter and sailed home, leaving the Confederates to occupy this tiny island-fortress in Charleston harbour.
April 13, 1861
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The vessels that President Lincoln had organized by Gustavus Fox were allowed into the Charleston harbor to return Major Anderson and his troops back to the Union. Anderson was considered a hero in the North. One of his first duties was to recruit volunteers for the Union army.
Fort Sumter's commander, Major Anderson had little choice. Due to the Confederates terrific artillery barrage, it was impossible for the US Navy to supply the fort with food and ammunition. With no sources of food or artillery, a surrender was the best thing to do. It also gave President Lincoln a reason to call for a volunteer army to end the rebellion.
Do you mean Anderson? That would be Major Anderson, commander of the Union garrison on the tiny island of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbour. The first shots of the civil war were fired by Confederate artillery at this garrison, which had no choice but to surrender. After the war, Anderson had the privilege of re-hoisting the Stars & Stripes at the Fort.
In April of 1861, Confederate forces in Charleston South Carolina, demanded that the commander of Fort Sumter surrender the fort. When Major Anderson, the fort commander, refused, the Confederate artillery began to bombard the fort. Anderson had little choice but to surrender to the Confederates.. This conflict soon led to the US Civil War.Based on the situation as described, the South would not provide food to a fort it intended to capture.
Major Anderson and General P.G.T. Beauregard were connected primarily through the events leading up to the Battle of Fort Sumter in April 1861. Anderson, commanding the Union garrison at Fort Sumter, was under pressure from Beauregard, who commanded Confederate forces in Charleston, South Carolina. The conflict culminated when Beauregard ordered the bombardment of Fort Sumter, leading to its surrender by Anderson, marking the start of the Civil War.
Yes, Robert Anderson was the Union Army officer in command of Fort Sumter at the outbreak of the Civil War. He is best known for his role in the first battle of Fort Sumter, which began on April 12, 1861, when Confederate forces fired on the fort. Anderson's decision to surrender the fort after a two-day bombardment marked the beginning of the conflict between the North and South.
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He did not surrender.