Major John Anderson headed the fort for the union.
Major Robert Anderson
In the April 1861 the battle of Fort Sumter led to the Union's surrender of the fort to Confederate forces.
Major Robert Anderson
As a sign that they did not recognise the Confederacy.
Major John Anderson headed the fort for the union.
Major Robert Anderson
Robert Anderson was for the northern leader at 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.
Major Robert Anderson
Robert Anderson was the commander at Ft. Sumter .
As a sign that they did not recognise the Confederacy.
Since the commander of Fort Sumter surrendered to Confederate forces, it was a victory for the Confederacy. There was no chance to prevent Fort Sumter to remain in Union hands when it was running out of supplies and no reinforcements were able to reach the fort.
Southern forces commanded by Pierre Beauregard bombarded the US Fort Sumter from April 12 through April 14, 1861.
No, Fort Sumter was a Union defeat, and not at all close.
The Southern forces in Charleston's harbor forced the Union troops in Fort Sumter to surrender as there was no other choice. "Rescue warships" arrived too late to help the Fort.
Fort Sumter