Historedia
Person

Robert Anderson

Events
2
Episodes
10
Years
1861

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Robert Anderson, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Fort Sumter is bombarded and the American Civil War begins

    1861

    Role: Union Commander at Fort Sumter

    1. April 1861 · Washington, D.C.Suspension of Habeas Corpus

      President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus in April 1861.

    2. April 12–13, 1861 · Fort SumterBombardment of Fort Sumter

      South Carolina militia bombarded Fort Sumter on April 12–13, 1861, leading to its surrender and the start of the Civil War.

  2. Secession Winter and the Founding of the Confederacy, January–February 1861

    1861

    Role: Union Commander

    1. January 9, 1861 · Jackson, MississippiMississippi Secedes

      Mississippi became the second state to secede from the Union on January 9, 1861.

    2. January 10, 1861 · Tallahassee, FloridaFlorida Secedes

      Florida seceded from the Union on January 10, 1861, in Tallahassee.

    3. January 11, 1861 · Montgomery, AlabamaAlabama Secedes

      Alabama seceded from the Union on January 11, 1861, in Montgomery.

    4. January 19, 1861 · Milledgeville, GeorgiaGeorgia Secedes

      Georgia seceded from the Union on January 19, 1861, in Milledgeville.

    5. January 26, 1861 · Baton Rouge, LouisianaLouisiana Secedes

      Louisiana seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861, in Baton Rouge.

    6. by February 1861 · slave states where secession failedSecession Efforts Fail in Eight Slave States

      While seven Deep South states seceded, secession efforts failed in the other eight slave states by February 1861.

    7. February 1, 1861 · Austin, TexasTexas Secedes

      Texas seceded from the Union on February 1, 1861, in Austin.

    8. February 4–8, 1861 · Montgomery, AlabamaMontgomery Convention and CSA Formation

      The Provisional Confederate Congress met in Montgomery on February 4, and the CSA was formed on February 8, 1861.

Sources

  1. Battle of Fort Sumter Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-27
  2. Abraham Lincoln Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
  3. Robert Anderson (Union officer) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11
  4. Fort Sumter Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04