Major Robert Anderson was the commanding officer of the Union soldiers during the Battle of Fort Sumter.
In the April 1861 the battle of Fort Sumter led to the Union's surrender of the fort to Confederate forces.
The Battle of Fort Sumter was fought in April of 1861. It was a Confederate victory, and it led to the beginning of the American Civil War.
The Confederacy's capture of Fort Sumter led to the Naval blockade.
Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard led the Confederate forces in the attack on Fort Sumter.
Capturing Fort Sumter from the Union army.
In the April 1861 the battle of Fort Sumter led to the Union's surrender of the fort to Confederate forces.
Fort Sumter
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.
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.
The event was Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina getting fired upon by the Union troops.
The Union garrison was commanded by Major Anderson. The Confederates in Charleston were led by General P.G.T. Beauregard.
General PGT Beauregard.the commander of fort Sumter was Robert Anderson
The Battle of Fort Sumter was fought in April of 1861. It was a Confederate victory, and it led to the beginning of the American Civil War.
The Confederacy's capture of Fort Sumter led to the Naval blockade.
Fort Sumter
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.
Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard led the Confederate forces in the attack on Fort Sumter.