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Col Samuel Smith Anderson

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Col Samuel Smith Anderson Veteran

Birth
Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Death
20 Feb 1901 (aged 81)
Burial
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.246162, Longitude: -85.714218
Plot
Sec 25
Memorial ID
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GRADUATE, United States Military Accademy, ( USMA ) 1841. OFFICER, US ARMY, 1841-1861 earning 2 brevet promptions for service in Mexican War.

Married Harriet Tisdale.

ADJUTANT GENERAL, Virginia State Forces, early 1861.

APPOINTED, LT. COLONEL, Provisional Army of Virginia
( PAVA ) May 09,1861.

MAJOR, of ARTILLERY, Confederate States ( CS )
REGULAR ARMY, May 24, 1861.

STAFF OFFICER, in Department of Norfolk.

LT. COLONEL, October 02, 1861.

ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL, ( AAG ) Trans Mississippi Department ( TMD ) 1862-1865.

COLONEL, Provisional Army of the Confederate States,
( PACS ) June 13, 1864.

PROMOTED, by General Kirby Smith.

PAROLED, Shreveport June 07, 1865,
POSTWAR, building contractor in New York City and Louisville Kentucky.

DIED: Febuary 20, 1901, in Kentucky.

BURIED: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville Kentucky.

A fellow staff officer called Anderson a " most accomplished and competent Officer. "







GRADUATE, United States Military Accademy, ( USMA ) 1841. OFFICER, US ARMY, 1841-1861 earning 2 brevet promptions for service in Mexican War.

Married Harriet Tisdale.

ADJUTANT GENERAL, Virginia State Forces, early 1861.

APPOINTED, LT. COLONEL, Provisional Army of Virginia
( PAVA ) May 09,1861.

MAJOR, of ARTILLERY, Confederate States ( CS )
REGULAR ARMY, May 24, 1861.

STAFF OFFICER, in Department of Norfolk.

LT. COLONEL, October 02, 1861.

ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL, ( AAG ) Trans Mississippi Department ( TMD ) 1862-1865.

COLONEL, Provisional Army of the Confederate States,
( PACS ) June 13, 1864.

PROMOTED, by General Kirby Smith.

PAROLED, Shreveport June 07, 1865,
POSTWAR, building contractor in New York City and Louisville Kentucky.

DIED: Febuary 20, 1901, in Kentucky.

BURIED: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville Kentucky.

A fellow staff officer called Anderson a " most accomplished and competent Officer. "





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