The flag at Fort Sumter was lowered by Major Robert Anderson, the Union commander of the fort. This event occurred on April 14, 1861, after 34 hours of bombardment by Confederate forces, marking the first surrender of the Civil War. Anderson's decision to lower the flag symbolized the end of the first battle of the Civil War and the beginning of a broader conflict.
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