The following is the official correspondence, in full, between Gen. BEAUREGARD and Major ANDERSON previous to the bombardment of Fort Sumter. Only a telegraphic abstract has been previously published: ...

The painting depicts U.S. troops defending Fort Sumter during the Confederate bombardment on April 12, 1861. Maj. Robert Anderson would only let his men fire guns in protected parts of the fort ...

After the initial bombardment of Fort Sumter in 1861, that first shot of the war, Robert Anderson asked for a 100-gun salute as the American Flag is going to be lowered over the fort, and before ...

THE HEROES OF FORT SUMTER.; Return of the Baltic Names of those Wounded by the Bombardment Scenes and Incidents of the Arrival Enthusiasmof the People Salutes from the Battery and theShipping.

On April 12, 1861, Captain George S. James fired the first Confederate shot at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, leading to a siege, a Union retreat and the start of the Civil War. Exhibits ...

THE AFFAIR OF FORT SUMTER.; ... ANDERSON. Share full article. May 21, 1861. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from May 21, 1861, Page 2 Buy Reprints.

The 85 or so Federal soldiers at Fort Sumter, under command of U.S. Maj. Robert Anderson, were in an indefensible position against 6,000 Confederate troops who surrounded them.

Gen. ROBERT ANDERSON, with his wife, son and three, daughters, was early on board. ... addressed "Major ANDERSON, Fort Sumter, April 14, 1865," and also the old Fort Sumter flag, ...

The anniversary of the attack on Fort Sumter was celebrated last evening by an oratorical and musical entertainment at the Academy of Music, in Fourteenth-street. About five hundred persons were ...