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General PGT Beauregard.the commander of fort Sumter was Robert Anderson
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.
The Union commander of Fort Sumter was Major Anderson. After a huge Rebel artillery bombardment, he surrendered the fort on April 13, 1861.
The conflict that resulted in the battle over Fort Sumter ended with the fort's Union commander, Anderson, surrendering to forces led by Confederate commander Beauregard. Anderson had little choice as all relief efforts to aid the fort by Lincoln were turned back.
No, Fort Sumter was a Union defeat, and not at all close.
Major Robert Anderson.
Major 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.
The Confederacy viewed Fort Sumter as an illegal post for the Union in Confederate territory. Since the fort's commander refused to evacuate the fort, the South decided to bombard it and force it to surrender.
The garrison of Fort Sumter was of 80 men.
Robert Anderson was the commander at Ft. Sumter .
The combined garrisons of Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie was 86 men.