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ANDERSON, Robert (1805-1871), General, commandant of Fort Sumter.
Autograph document signed ("Robert Anderson US Army"), n.p., n.d. 1 page, 8vo, neatly inlaid, minor stains. ANDERSON GIVES THE STARK FACTS OF THE INCIDENT THAT OPENED THE WAR. While the secession crisis deepened in the wake of Lincoln's election as President, Anderson withdrew with his garrison on 26 December to the massive fort in Charleston harbor. Confederate cannon were promptly trained on the isolated fort. The standoff dragged on until early April, as recorded in Anderson's terse note, which reads: "The bombardment of Fort Sumter commenced at 3½ a.m. Ap[ri]l. 12. 1861 & that work was evacuated in the afternoon of Ap[ri]l. 14th /61." -- ANDERSON. Autograph letter signed ("Robert Anderson Major USA") to John M. Burt of New York, Fort Sumter S.C., 24 January 1861. 1 page, 8vo, integral blank. A letter written early in the seige: "Thanking you for the compliment, you pay me, in your favor of the 17th inst..." Together two items. (2)
Autograph document signed ("Robert Anderson US Army"), n.p., n.d. 1 page, 8vo, neatly inlaid, minor stains. ANDERSON GIVES THE STARK FACTS OF THE INCIDENT THAT OPENED THE WAR. While the secession crisis deepened in the wake of Lincoln's election as President, Anderson withdrew with his garrison on 26 December to the massive fort in Charleston harbor. Confederate cannon were promptly trained on the isolated fort. The standoff dragged on until early April, as recorded in Anderson's terse note, which reads: "The bombardment of Fort Sumter commenced at 3½ a.m. Ap[ri]l. 12. 1861 & that work was evacuated in the afternoon of Ap[ri]l. 14th /61." -- ANDERSON. Autograph letter signed ("Robert Anderson Major USA") to John M. Burt of New York, Fort Sumter S.C., 24 January 1861. 1 page, 8vo, integral blank. A letter written early in the seige: "Thanking you for the compliment, you pay me, in your favor of the 17th inst..." Together two items. (2)