The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-28

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6 mmana of Major Poee't anderson, Of Kentucky,
@io Is assisled ny The other officers cnuncracd
A'o'' y tie ioTner Enrison Of Fort Mouitrie-
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th'fe cap, with little discipline be taught to
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surter with ia present garrison 4 mprccoab. from
auy attack Of local nature Fort sumter and the other
de,ences of charleston properly armed would be ahe 20
mount more guns than tronstadt which deaed Nap,er
and nunaas for two wears; more than defeated the Aes
az ena opol and any Of them can have more art Niery
than rsnarsund which required land force Of $4,000
me e. capture Yet the greater part Of this military
trer 9Th Il contributed by rr npter the o hers benr
merely auxiliaries
CASTLE riNCKSEY
j. kcased the southern extremity OF slip of
marsh land which extends in a northerly direction
Hog Island Channel TO the harbor side the SO called
castle presents circular front. II has been
sieed Of much consequence as fortress, although It's
proximity 20 the city would give il importance il pro-
pery armed and garrisonea. There about fifteen
guns mounted on tho parsrct the majority Of them are
eighteen and twenty -four Founders. Some Coumbiade
aI"' however, wthm the walls There also supplies
o. powcer, shot and she'll Al present there s garr
son a. The post the only residents are ono or two watch
men, VINO nave chargn ci the barpor light Some thirty
w forty day hborers employed repairing the csterps
repoi'ing the place generally IN order.
SKETCH or vIIor AxprpsoS
Major Robert anderson whose name has now hacou.a
liar AZ bouseho,d word IN connection Nth IN. A..
fcrccs Of Charleston was horn in Ke,,ucrv IN seraor
ber 1906 and l. now therefor. in hls 6sth wear In
personal aprearanca he i aboo, 0ve feet nine ,rche. d
height his figure Is wen set and soiierv. his hair il
thin and turning 10 iron rrav his compIexion swsrthy
his eye eark ard intelligent his nose uromiuout and xe,i
f,rmed stranger would read in his air and apncar
auec deermpa,,on and an exactioS6f what was auc 70
him Ia intercourse hs & very courteous and his rich
voice and abundant rcsticulaous 20 wen togethe~ He
il always ag,ocablc and ont,on,.r, Ar, .na a,s,,aea
On the lst ,ay Of ny 1871. be entered ,hs wa,,ary
.,caaeny 4, West Point. whence he graduated July /.
1926 taking heh posit,on in large clss oonposad OF
sncb men as Alexander Dallas Baehe co, B.niamin
Hurer. Col Francis rayIor Col Charles y smith and
others who have been distinguished as well in ciy life
ms in tho line cf their profession Ills nrst commission
WIS tha, oF brevet second Lieutenant Of tho Second
artillery llr 1sas and he xas nromo.sd
Second l,o,nan, IN ,he r,ra ycc,oon, dating from ma
| samo dav From Nav n octoher 1870 hc was acting
lnsp.c,or General Of the upos yolunt.rs In the p.ck
gxxk war and /, ,s here orhv az not, ~, am, prs.,
dent elect Mr. Lincoln was ono az the capa,us az those
,roms In Iune lsa, Ia was Fir-, Ijeu,enant
and se,een Is and Isa7 was Asss,an, Ins,ruc,or ana
Inspector a, the United states Military Academy. In
Is3s he became Aid de camp TO Major General sc,t and
In the following year published Instruction for Field
Artillery Horse and Foot arranged for the serv,cc Of ,he
| United States y which has been highly anprovHd of
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