Robert Anderson
General P.G.T. Beauregard was the commanding general of the Confederate troops at the Battle of Fort Sumter. The Union was led by Major Robert Anderson.
Major Robert Anderson
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There was no Union General on the spot. The Sumter garrison was commanded by a Major Anderson. The General-in-Chief in Washington was Winfield Scott.
No, Fort Sumter was a Union defeat, and not at all close.
General PGT Beauregard.the commander of fort Sumter was Robert Anderson
The commander of the garrison was not a General - only a Major. His General-in-Chief in Washington was Winfield Scott, though the decision to defend Fort Sumter was made by Lincoln.
For the Confederates General P.G.T. Beauregard For the Union - Major Robert Anderson, who commanded Fort Sumter.
The garrison of Fort Sumter was of 80 men.
The combined garrisons of Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie was 86 men.
In the April 1861 the battle of Fort Sumter led to the Union's surrender of the fort to Confederate forces.
Major Robert Anderson was the commanding officer of the Union soldiers during the Battle of Fort Sumter.