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Guide to the Robert Anderson Papers,
97sc179 Guide to the Robert Anderson Papers, 1861 Staff Special Collections Special Collections Kentucky History Center Kentucky Historical Society 100 W. Broadway Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-1931 USA Phone: (502) 564-1792, ext.4470 Fax: (502) 564-4701 URL: http://history.ky.gov/ Kentucky Historical Society n.d. Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, March 2000. ENG Guide to the Robert Anderson Papers, 1861 Contact Information Special Collections Kentucky History Center Kentucky Historical Society 100 W. Broadway Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-1931 USA Phone: (502) 564-1792, ext.4470 Fax: (502) 564-4701 URL: http://history.ky.gov/ Processed by: Staff Date Completed: n.d. Encoded by: Thomas Enneking Copyright 1999 Kentucky Historical Society. All rights reserved. Robert Anderson Papers, 1861 97SC179 Anderson, Robert, 1805-1871 2 items Fair --> Kentucky Historical Society. Special Collections & Archives. Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-1931 Access at KHS only. Use microfilm, transcriptions or images when available. For microfilmed copies see Family Collection: Robert Anderson Papers. Associated Materials / Related Records Permission for commercial use must be requested from the Kentucky Historical Society Special Collections. [Identification of item], Robert Anderson Papers, 1861, 97SC179,Library Special Collections and Archives, Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort. Robert Anderson, born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, in 1805, was the commander of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor at the outbreak of the Civil War. The Union commander held out against Confederate forces for four months, without supplies from the North. When the Confederate troops deiscovered that a shipment of supplies was on the way, they demanded that Anderson surrender. He refused and the bombardment of Fort Sumter commenced. After 34 hours of almost continuous shelling, when food supplies had reached the vanishing point, Anderson surrendered to P. G. T. Beauregard. Anderson immediately became a hero of the North. He was commissioned a brigader general following the fall of Fort Sumter, and returned to Kentuky to recruit men for the United States Army. Ill health forced his retirement in October of 1861. He died in 1871. Kentucky Encyclopedia , p. ?. This collection consits of two items pasted onto a single piece of paper. The first item is a picture of Robert Anderson taken in full military uniform. The second is a note written by Anderson while at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, in 1861. The note reads "respectfully your servant" followed by his signiture and military rank. The reverse side of the document explains that Amilee F. Haviland wrote Anderson for his autograph and that the note and picture were sent to her because of her request. Arrangement: Correspondence is arranged chronologically. Portraits--South Carolina United States--History--Civil War (1864-1865) Haviland, Amilee T.