Larz Anderson was an American diplomat and bon vivant. He served as second secretary at the United States Legation to the Court of St James's, London; as first secretary and later chargé d'affaires at the United States Embassy in Rome; as United States Minister to Belgium; and then briefly as the Ambassador to Japan. He also unsuccessfully sought appointment as Ambassador to Italy.
Larz Anderson
Larz and Isabel Anderson on the garden terrace of their Washington, D.C., home
Robert Anderson (Civil War)
Robert Anderson was a United States Army officer during the American Civil War. He was the Union commander in the first battle of the American Civil War at Fort Sumter in April 1861 when the Confederates bombarded the fort and forced its surrender to start the war. Anderson was celebrated as a hero in the North and promoted to brigadier general and given command of Union forces in Kentucky. He was removed late in 1861 and reassigned to Rhode Island, before retiring from military service in 1863.
Robert Anderson (Civil War)
Major Robert Anderson, photo by Mathew Brady
Robert Anderson's telegram announcing the surrender of Fort Sumter
Major Robert Anderson is honored with his likeness inscribed in a monument atop Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor.