Abner Doubleday to Isaac N. Roland re: Fort Sumter, "I aimed the first gun there" - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC04461.03
From Archive Folder	Documents Relating to the 1880s
Title	Abner Doubleday to Isaac N. Roland re: Fort Sumter, "I aimed the first gun there"
Date	18 January 1888
Author	Doubleday, Abner (1819-1893)
Recipient	Roland, Isaac N.
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Writes Roland that he has no time for a detailed answer to his question. He notes that there were 60 regular soldiers at Fort Sumter and that "I aimed the first gun there."
Subjects	Civil War Military History Union General Union Forces Fort Sumter Battle of Fort Sumter Battle
People	Doubleday, Abner (1819-1893) Roland, Isaac N. (fl. 1888-1893)
Place written	New York
Theme	The American Civil War
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Related documents	William H. Gibbes to Isaac N. Roland re: an article on Fort Sumter, no bloodshed there, perception
Transcript	Show/hide No, 29. West 17 Street New York Jany 1888 Dear Sir I am too much occupied and it would take up too much time for me to sit down and give you a detailed account of the opening of the war at Fort Sumter. We were sixty regular soldiers and few workmen besieged by 6000 confederates. I aimed the first gun there. Yours Truly Abner Doubleday Bvt. Major Genl. U.S.A. To Mr. Issac N. Roland Freeport Ill.