Fort Sumter Medal (Front) Small 317×320 Medium 635×640 Large 1015×1024 Download Tiff Original 2380×2400 | (2.0 MB) Description The Fort Sumter medal executed by order of the New York Chamber of Commerce in recognition of the Battle of Fort Sumter during the American Civil War. Keywords American Civil War, award, battle of fort sumter, kcivilwarmedal, major robert anderson, medal Galleries Military Insignia Source: Benson John Lossing, ed. Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (vol. 8) (New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1912)