Ancestry of Maj. Gen.
Robert Anderson

Commander of Fort Sumter at start of U.S. Civil War

Robert Anderson

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• • 1st Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 1 
  • Father:
  • Clough Anderson 
  • Mother:
  • Sarah Marshall   
  • Birth Date:
  • 14 Jun 1805 
  • Birth Location:
  • Soldier's Retreat, near Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Death Date:
  • 26 Oct 1871 
  • Death Location:
  • Nice, France 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • West Point Cemetery, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York 
  • Notes: 
  • Major Robert Anderson was the Union commander at Ft. Sumter at start of the U.S. Civil War. He would later attain the rank of Major General.

• Marriages for Robert Anderson

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  • Spouse:
  • Elizabeth Bayard Clinch

• Sources for Robert Anderson

  • ¹ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 09/11/2012).
  • ² Wikipedia, "Robert Anderson (Civil War)", (accessed 09/11/2012).