Robert Anderson papers : picture and note, 1861.

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Robert Anderson papers : picture and note, 1861.

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This collection consists of two items pasted onto a piece of paper. The first item is a picture of Robert Anderson taken in full military uniform. The second item is a note written by Anderson whle at Fort Sumter, South Carolina in 1861. The note reads "respectfully your servant" followed by his signature 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.

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7392963

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Haviland, Amilee T.

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Anderson, Robert C.

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Robert Anderson was the son-in-law of Alexander Macauley. From the description of Anderson-Macauley papers, 1770-1858 [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145410781 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 discovered that a shipm...