Fort Sumter is a fortification of an island located in Charleston Port, South Carolina. Originally constructed as a coastal garrison in 1829. Fort Sumter is most famed for being the location of the first shots of the Civil War (1861-65). U.S. Major Robert Anderson occupied the fort in December 1860 despite the fact that the fort was still under construction. Following South Carolina’s withdrawal from the Union, initiating a standoff with the state’s militia army. When President Abraham Lincoln attempted to resupply the fort, Confederate General Beauregard bombed Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. After an exchange of artillery fire that lasted for 34 hours, Anderson and his 86 soldiers surrendered the fortress on April 13. Allied troops then took
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How many active soldiers he had. What were his likelihoods of survival if he did no surrender and how much longer would he hold on resisting after the Fort wall collapsed under the heavy fire by Confederate forces. All these factors determined his final decision to surrender to the South Carolina militia (Elder, 2007).
Major Anderson’s points of view on the rebellion were that he was serving the interests of the majority and his government. He opted to stand by the Union government because he believed in its leadership values and democracy. Major Anderson fought to protect his nation and safeguard the lives of his soldiers. His primary aim was to defend the Charleston Harbor, which was a major port.
Major Anderson can be termed as an accomplished thinker. He developed a systematic strategy to assess and correct his thinking and continually to criticize his plans in a bid to improve his thinking. Major Anderson thoroughly internalized the basics of reasoning and the principles for assessing perceptions so that the use of the elements and standards could be sensible and deeply intuitive for him. Major Anderson deeply invested in fair-mindedness, and self-control. He systematically monitored the logic, relevance, precision, accuracy, clarity, depth, sufficiency, and breadth of his thoughts (Browne, 2003). This way Major Anderson concluded that surrender to the South Carolina militia was the best option he
How many active soldiers he had. What were his likelihoods of survival if he did no surrender and how much longer would he hold on resisting after the Fort wall collapsed under the heavy fire by Confederate forces. All these factors determined his final decision to surrender to the South Carolina militia (Elder, 2007).
Major Anderson’s points of view on the rebellion were that he was serving the interests of the majority and his government. He opted to stand by the Union government because he believed in its leadership values and democracy. Major Anderson fought to protect his nation and safeguard the lives of his soldiers. His primary aim was to defend the Charleston Harbor, which was a major port.
Major Anderson can be termed as an accomplished thinker. He developed a systematic strategy to assess and correct his thinking and continually to criticize his plans in a bid to improve his thinking. Major Anderson thoroughly internalized the basics of reasoning and the principles for assessing perceptions so that the use of the elements and standards could be sensible and deeply intuitive for him. Major Anderson deeply invested in fair-mindedness, and self-control. He systematically monitored the logic, relevance, precision, accuracy, clarity, depth, sufficiency, and breadth of his thoughts (Browne, 2003). This way Major Anderson concluded that surrender to the South Carolina militia was the best option he