Near Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Major Robert Anderson
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 3, 2010
1. Major Robert Anderson Monument
In honor of Major Robert Anderson and the one hundred, twenty-eight men of his command who for thirty-four hours: April Twelve-Thirteen, Eighteen hundred and Sixty-one withstood the destructive bombardment of Fort Sumter and withdrew with the honors of war. The War of Secession began here.
Erected under the bequest of E.M.C.A. Lawton, a daughter of Major Anderson. Accepted by Act of Congress. Approved May 11, 1928.
Erected 1928 by U. S. Congress.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is May 11, 1865.
Location. 32° 45.135′ N, 79° 52.47′ W. Memorial is near Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It can be reached from the Fort Sumter Ferry Terminal. Located at Fort Sumter National Monument and only reached by boat. See links below for more information about access to the site. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Charleston SC 29412, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Historic Charleston and in the Lowcountry. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Flags of the Fort (here, next to this marker); Morris Island (a few steps from this marker); 8-inch (200 Pounder) Parrott (a few steps from this marker); Fort Moultrie (a few steps from
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Morris Island (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this memorial. This memorial is the pedestal supporting the main flag staff at Fort Sumter.
Also see . . . Robert Anderson. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on March 15, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 3, 2010
2. Close Up of Inscription
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 3, 2010
3. Anderson's Portrait on Memorial
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4. Robert Anderson
from The Biographical Dictionary of America, 1906, by Rossiter Johnson.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,664 times since then and 52 times this year. Last updated on August 16, 2015, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 16, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on October 16, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
