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Oct 31, 2018
CDV portrait of Brigadier General Robert Anderson, twice -signed, with handwritten inscription on verso reading, " For Mrs. Genl. Burnside, with the compliments of Robert Anderson. " Anderson is presented standing in uniform, with his right hand resting on the back of a chair. Credited to Broadbent & Co., Philadelphia, PA.
Kentucky native General Robert Anderson (1805-1871) was the commanding officer of US Army forces in Charleston when Confederate forces were ordered to capture Charleston Harbor's Fort Sumter in April of 1861. Thus the very first battle of the Civil War began on April 12, when Confederate forces commanded by Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard (who had been a student of Anderson's at West Point) opened fire on the fort. The battle ended when Anderson surrendered just two days later, realizing he was severely outnumbered. Though this was hardly a victory, Anderson's valiant defense made him a hero in the eyes of his compatriots, leading to his promotion to brigadier general on May 15 of that same year.
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