Robert Anderson (June 14, 1805 – October 26, 1871) was a United States Army officer during the American Civil War. He was the Union commander in the first battle of the American Civil War at Fort Sumter in April 1861 when the Confederates bombarded the fort and forced its surrender to start the war. Anderson was celebrated as a hero in the North and promoted to brigadier general and given command of Union forces in Kentucky. He was removed late in 1861 and reassigned to Rhode Island, before retiring from military service in 1863. (Read more on Wikipedia)
Image information:
handed-tinted off-print, The Illustrated London Times, May 11, 1861
Item Location: Fort Sumter NM/Charles Pinckney NHS Curatorial Storage Facility, located at Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
Box: Box 3 of 3 FOSU 19th c Illustrations Frank Leslie Harper’s Weekly London Times etc Drawer 1.
Held By Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
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Permanent Link: purl.clemson.edu/C4155C4735BFC23CE0B533FED6F62E4E
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Mike’s notes:
Special handed-tinted off-prints were often sold separately from newspapers and other documents. Numerous originals held today by public institutions and in private collections.
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