Father: William Anderson (1788-1858)
Mother: Rachel E. White (-1833)
07/29/1850 - Medical student, South Fork, Pendleton Co., VA (lived with his father, William, a 57 y.o. lady, Alice, and sibs; indexed in the 1850 U. S. Census as Philip W. Anderson)
1852 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Oak Flat, Pendleton Co., VA)
11/18/1856 - Married Mary Catherine Dyer (1835-1893), Franklin, Pendleton Co., Virginia
07/09/1860 - Practiced medicine, District 2, Hardy Co., VA (lived with wife, Mary C., and two children; indexed in the 1860 U. S. Census as Philip W. Anderson)
06/01/1861 - Enlisted, 25th VA Infantry, Moorefield, VA
07/17/1861 - Paroled at Beverly, Randolph Co., VA, by the U. S. forces under the command of Maj. Gen. G. B. McClellan [Description - age: 32; occupation: physician; height: 5 ft., 9 1/2 in.; complexion: dark; hair: black; eyes: black)
10/25/1862 - 2nd Cpl., Capt. J. J. Chipley's Co., 25th VA Infantry
02/28/1863 - Pvt., (2nd) Co. B., 62nd VA Infantry
04/30/1863 - As Pvt., (2nd) Co. B., 62nd VA Infantry, absent with leave
08/04/1863 - Cpl., 62nd VA Infantry
08/19/1863 - Appointed Asst. Surgeon, 41st VA Battalion Cavalry
09/07/1863 - "Assistant Surgeon Philip W. Anderson will report to Surgeon L. Guild, Medical Director &c. for assignment to duty" [S.O. 212/2]
10/01/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 41st VA Battalion Cavalry
02/02/1864 - Appointed Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, to rank from 08/19/1863
02/02/1864 - Confirmed as Asst. Surgeon from VA by the Confederate States Senate
02/02/1864 - Ordered to report to the Surgeon General
04/28/1864 - 23rd VA Cavalry, Gen. J. D. Imboden's Brigade, Gen. J. A. Early's Corps
12/15/1864 - As Asst. Surgeon, 23rd VA Cavalry, Gen. L. L. Lomax's Cavalry Division, sick in the field
01/11/1865 - In a letter written from the Headquarters, 23rd VA Cavalry, Gen. J. D. Imboden's Brigade to S. S. Cooper [sic - S. Cooper] Adjutant & Inspector General, "General, Believing that my service as an Asst. Surgeon in the Army can be dispensed with without injury to the service & being thoroughly convinced that I can be of more service to the country in another capacity I respectfully offer my resignation immediately & unconditionally as an Asst. Surgeon in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America. I have the honor to be General, Your most obedient Humble Servant, P. W. Anderson, P. A. C. S., Asst Surgeon 23rd Regt Va Cavly" [Docketing on the back of this letter reads, "Medl Directors Office, Jany 27th 1865, Respectfully forwarded. Approved if no charges are against this officer and recommend that he be immediately subjected to the requirements of General Orders No. 24, A&IG Office, Richmond, March 5, 1863." Note: This General Order essentially states that an officer whose resignation is accepted is still liable to conscription. Further docketing reads, "Surg Genls Office, Feb 9, '65, Res. referred to the A. & I. G. for acceptance. S.P. Moore, Surg Genl, CSA"]
02/14/1865 - "The resignations of the following-named officers have been accepted by the President, to take effect to-day: Assistant Surgeon P. W. Anderson, Twenty-third Regiment Virginia Cavalry; . . . . ." [S.O. 37/1]
03/02/1869 - Served on the Central Committee, Moorefield, Hardy Co. WV, "to secure the completion of a railroad from some point on the Ohio River passing eastward through the South Branch Valley and having an outlet either in Baltimore or Alexandria" [Daily Register, Wheeling, WV, Mar. 2, 1869, p. 1, c. 1 & 2.
07/12/1870 - Practiced medicine, Moorefield, Hardy Co., WV (lived with wife, Mary C., and six children; indexed in the 1870 U. S. Census as P. W. Anderson)
02/17/1871 - "Dr. P. W. Anderson, Moorfield, W. Va., started a vineyard in 1867 and had this year 500 Concord vines in bearing. . . . ." Wheeling Register, Wheeling, WV, Feb. 17, 1871, p.3, c. 3.
1874 - Practiced medicine, Moorefield, WV
1878 - Moved from Moorefield, WV, to Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV, on the advice of
his physician after becoming an invalid
06/03/1880 - Paralyzed living in Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV (lived with his wife Mary C., four sons, two daughters, and his mother-in-law, Hannah Dyer; indexed in the 1880 U. S. Census as "Phillip Anderson")
07/20/1880 - Died, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV (buried: Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV; FindAGrave #16547994)
10/26/1893 - Widow, Mary, died in Kansas (buried: Mulvane Cemetery, Mulvane, Sumner Co., KS; FindAGrave #32181966)
Michael Angelo provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F. T. & Koste, J. L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
01/07/2022. Unpublished database.
Mother: Rachel E. White (-1833)
07/29/1850 - Medical student, South Fork, Pendleton Co., VA (lived with his father, William, a 57 y.o. lady, Alice, and sibs; indexed in the 1850 U. S. Census as Philip W. Anderson)
1852 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Oak Flat, Pendleton Co., VA)
11/18/1856 - Married Mary Catherine Dyer (1835-1893), Franklin, Pendleton Co., Virginia
07/09/1860 - Practiced medicine, District 2, Hardy Co., VA (lived with wife, Mary C., and two children; indexed in the 1860 U. S. Census as Philip W. Anderson)
06/01/1861 - Enlisted, 25th VA Infantry, Moorefield, VA
07/17/1861 - Paroled at Beverly, Randolph Co., VA, by the U. S. forces under the command of Maj. Gen. G. B. McClellan [Description - age: 32; occupation: physician; height: 5 ft., 9 1/2 in.; complexion: dark; hair: black; eyes: black)
10/25/1862 - 2nd Cpl., Capt. J. J. Chipley's Co., 25th VA Infantry
02/28/1863 - Pvt., (2nd) Co. B., 62nd VA Infantry
04/30/1863 - As Pvt., (2nd) Co. B., 62nd VA Infantry, absent with leave
08/04/1863 - Cpl., 62nd VA Infantry
08/19/1863 - Appointed Asst. Surgeon, 41st VA Battalion Cavalry
09/07/1863 - "Assistant Surgeon Philip W. Anderson will report to Surgeon L. Guild, Medical Director &c. for assignment to duty" [S.O. 212/2]
10/01/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 41st VA Battalion Cavalry
02/02/1864 - Appointed Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, to rank from 08/19/1863
02/02/1864 - Confirmed as Asst. Surgeon from VA by the Confederate States Senate
02/02/1864 - Ordered to report to the Surgeon General
04/28/1864 - 23rd VA Cavalry, Gen. J. D. Imboden's Brigade, Gen. J. A. Early's Corps
12/15/1864 - As Asst. Surgeon, 23rd VA Cavalry, Gen. L. L. Lomax's Cavalry Division, sick in the field
01/11/1865 - In a letter written from the Headquarters, 23rd VA Cavalry, Gen. J. D. Imboden's Brigade to S. S. Cooper [sic - S. Cooper] Adjutant & Inspector General, "General, Believing that my service as an Asst. Surgeon in the Army can be dispensed with without injury to the service & being thoroughly convinced that I can be of more service to the country in another capacity I respectfully offer my resignation immediately & unconditionally as an Asst. Surgeon in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America. I have the honor to be General, Your most obedient Humble Servant, P. W. Anderson, P. A. C. S., Asst Surgeon 23rd Regt Va Cavly" [Docketing on the back of this letter reads, "Medl Directors Office, Jany 27th 1865, Respectfully forwarded. Approved if no charges are against this officer and recommend that he be immediately subjected to the requirements of General Orders No. 24, A&IG Office, Richmond, March 5, 1863." Note: This General Order essentially states that an officer whose resignation is accepted is still liable to conscription. Further docketing reads, "Surg Genls Office, Feb 9, '65, Res. referred to the A. & I. G. for acceptance. S.P. Moore, Surg Genl, CSA"]
02/14/1865 - "The resignations of the following-named officers have been accepted by the President, to take effect to-day: Assistant Surgeon P. W. Anderson, Twenty-third Regiment Virginia Cavalry; . . . . ." [S.O. 37/1]
03/02/1869 - Served on the Central Committee, Moorefield, Hardy Co. WV, "to secure the completion of a railroad from some point on the Ohio River passing eastward through the South Branch Valley and having an outlet either in Baltimore or Alexandria" [Daily Register, Wheeling, WV, Mar. 2, 1869, p. 1, c. 1 & 2.
07/12/1870 - Practiced medicine, Moorefield, Hardy Co., WV (lived with wife, Mary C., and six children; indexed in the 1870 U. S. Census as P. W. Anderson)
02/17/1871 - "Dr. P. W. Anderson, Moorfield, W. Va., started a vineyard in 1867 and had this year 500 Concord vines in bearing. . . . ." Wheeling Register, Wheeling, WV, Feb. 17, 1871, p.3, c. 3.
1874 - Practiced medicine, Moorefield, WV
1878 - Moved from Moorefield, WV, to Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV, on the advice of
his physician after becoming an invalid
06/03/1880 - Paralyzed living in Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV (lived with his wife Mary C., four sons, two daughters, and his mother-in-law, Hannah Dyer; indexed in the 1880 U. S. Census as "Phillip Anderson")
07/20/1880 - Died, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV (buried: Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV; FindAGrave #16547994)
10/26/1893 - Widow, Mary, died in Kansas (buried: Mulvane Cemetery, Mulvane, Sumner Co., KS; FindAGrave #32181966)
Michael Angelo provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F. T. & Koste, J. L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
01/07/2022. Unpublished database.
Father: William Anderson (1788-1858)
Mother: Rachel E. White (-1833)
07/29/1850 - Medical student, South Fork, Pendleton Co., VA (lived with his father, William, a 57 y.o. lady, Alice, and sibs; indexed in the 1850 U. S. Census as Philip W. Anderson)
1852 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Oak Flat, Pendleton Co., VA)
11/18/1856 - Married Mary Catherine Dyer (1835-1893), Franklin, Pendleton Co., Virginia
07/09/1860 - Practiced medicine, District 2, Hardy Co., VA (lived with wife, Mary C., and two children; indexed in the 1860 U. S. Census as Philip W. Anderson)
06/01/1861 - Enlisted, 25th VA Infantry, Moorefield, VA
07/17/1861 - Paroled at Beverly, Randolph Co., VA, by the U. S. forces under the command of Maj. Gen. G. B. McClellan [Description - age: 32; occupation: physician; height: 5 ft., 9 1/2 in.; complexion: dark; hair: black; eyes: black)
10/25/1862 - 2nd Cpl., Capt. J. J. Chipley's Co., 25th VA Infantry
02/28/1863 - Pvt., (2nd) Co. B., 62nd VA Infantry
04/30/1863 - As Pvt., (2nd) Co. B., 62nd VA Infantry, absent with leave
08/04/1863 - Cpl., 62nd VA Infantry
08/19/1863 - Appointed Asst. Surgeon, 41st VA Battalion Cavalry
09/07/1863 - "Assistant Surgeon Philip W. Anderson will report to Surgeon L. Guild, Medical Director &c. for assignment to duty" [S.O. 212/2]
10/01/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 41st VA Battalion Cavalry
02/02/1864 - Appointed Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, to rank from 08/19/1863
02/02/1864 - Confirmed as Asst. Surgeon from VA by the Confederate States Senate
02/02/1864 - Ordered to report to the Surgeon General
04/28/1864 - 23rd VA Cavalry, Gen. J. D. Imboden's Brigade, Gen. J. A. Early's Corps
12/15/1864 - As Asst. Surgeon, 23rd VA Cavalry, Gen. L. L. Lomax's Cavalry Division, sick in the field
01/11/1865 - In a letter written from the Headquarters, 23rd VA Cavalry, Gen. J. D. Imboden's Brigade to S. S. Cooper [sic - S. Cooper] Adjutant & Inspector General, "General, Believing that my service as an Asst. Surgeon in the Army can be dispensed with without injury to the service & being thoroughly convinced that I can be of more service to the country in another capacity I respectfully offer my resignation immediately & unconditionally as an Asst. Surgeon in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America. I have the honor to be General, Your most obedient Humble Servant, P. W. Anderson, P. A. C. S., Asst Surgeon 23rd Regt Va Cavly" [Docketing on the back of this letter reads, "Medl Directors Office, Jany 27th 1865, Respectfully forwarded. Approved if no charges are against this officer and recommend that he be immediately subjected to the requirements of General Orders No. 24, A&IG Office, Richmond, March 5, 1863." Note: This General Order essentially states that an officer whose resignation is accepted is still liable to conscription. Further docketing reads, "Surg Genls Office, Feb 9, '65, Res. referred to the A. & I. G. for acceptance. S.P. Moore, Surg Genl, CSA"]
02/14/1865 - "The resignations of the following-named officers have been accepted by the President, to take effect to-day: Assistant Surgeon P. W. Anderson, Twenty-third Regiment Virginia Cavalry; . . . . ." [S.O. 37/1]
03/02/1869 - Served on the Central Committee, Moorefield, Hardy Co. WV, "to secure the completion of a railroad from some point on the Ohio River passing eastward through the South Branch Valley and having an outlet either in Baltimore or Alexandria" [Daily Register, Wheeling, WV, Mar. 2, 1869, p. 1, c. 1 & 2.
07/12/1870 - Practiced medicine, Moorefield, Hardy Co., WV (lived with wife, Mary C., and six children; indexed in the 1870 U. S. Census as P. W. Anderson)
02/17/1871 - "Dr. P. W. Anderson, Moorfield, W. Va., started a vineyard in 1867 and had this year 500 Concord vines in bearing. . . . ." Wheeling Register, Wheeling, WV, Feb. 17, 1871, p.3, c. 3.
1874 - Practiced medicine, Moorefield, WV
1878 - Moved from Moorefield, WV, to Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV, on the advice of
his physician after becoming an invalid
06/03/1880 - Paralyzed living in Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV (lived with his wife Mary C., four sons, two daughters, and his mother-in-law, Hannah Dyer; indexed in the 1880 U. S. Census as "Phillip Anderson")
07/20/1880 - Died, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV (buried: Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV; FindAGrave #16547994)
10/26/1893 - Widow, Mary, died in Kansas (buried: Mulvane Cemetery, Mulvane, Sumner Co., KS; FindAGrave #32181966)
Michael Angelo provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F. T. & Koste, J. L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
01/07/2022. Unpublished database.
Mother: Rachel E. White (-1833)
07/29/1850 - Medical student, South Fork, Pendleton Co., VA (lived with his father, William, a 57 y.o. lady, Alice, and sibs; indexed in the 1850 U. S. Census as Philip W. Anderson)
1852 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Oak Flat, Pendleton Co., VA)
11/18/1856 - Married Mary Catherine Dyer (1835-1893), Franklin, Pendleton Co., Virginia
07/09/1860 - Practiced medicine, District 2, Hardy Co., VA (lived with wife, Mary C., and two children; indexed in the 1860 U. S. Census as Philip W. Anderson)
06/01/1861 - Enlisted, 25th VA Infantry, Moorefield, VA
07/17/1861 - Paroled at Beverly, Randolph Co., VA, by the U. S. forces under the command of Maj. Gen. G. B. McClellan [Description - age: 32; occupation: physician; height: 5 ft., 9 1/2 in.; complexion: dark; hair: black; eyes: black)
10/25/1862 - 2nd Cpl., Capt. J. J. Chipley's Co., 25th VA Infantry
02/28/1863 - Pvt., (2nd) Co. B., 62nd VA Infantry
04/30/1863 - As Pvt., (2nd) Co. B., 62nd VA Infantry, absent with leave
08/04/1863 - Cpl., 62nd VA Infantry
08/19/1863 - Appointed Asst. Surgeon, 41st VA Battalion Cavalry
09/07/1863 - "Assistant Surgeon Philip W. Anderson will report to Surgeon L. Guild, Medical Director &c. for assignment to duty" [S.O. 212/2]
10/01/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 41st VA Battalion Cavalry
02/02/1864 - Appointed Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, to rank from 08/19/1863
02/02/1864 - Confirmed as Asst. Surgeon from VA by the Confederate States Senate
02/02/1864 - Ordered to report to the Surgeon General
04/28/1864 - 23rd VA Cavalry, Gen. J. D. Imboden's Brigade, Gen. J. A. Early's Corps
12/15/1864 - As Asst. Surgeon, 23rd VA Cavalry, Gen. L. L. Lomax's Cavalry Division, sick in the field
01/11/1865 - In a letter written from the Headquarters, 23rd VA Cavalry, Gen. J. D. Imboden's Brigade to S. S. Cooper [sic - S. Cooper] Adjutant & Inspector General, "General, Believing that my service as an Asst. Surgeon in the Army can be dispensed with without injury to the service & being thoroughly convinced that I can be of more service to the country in another capacity I respectfully offer my resignation immediately & unconditionally as an Asst. Surgeon in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America. I have the honor to be General, Your most obedient Humble Servant, P. W. Anderson, P. A. C. S., Asst Surgeon 23rd Regt Va Cavly" [Docketing on the back of this letter reads, "Medl Directors Office, Jany 27th 1865, Respectfully forwarded. Approved if no charges are against this officer and recommend that he be immediately subjected to the requirements of General Orders No. 24, A&IG Office, Richmond, March 5, 1863." Note: This General Order essentially states that an officer whose resignation is accepted is still liable to conscription. Further docketing reads, "Surg Genls Office, Feb 9, '65, Res. referred to the A. & I. G. for acceptance. S.P. Moore, Surg Genl, CSA"]
02/14/1865 - "The resignations of the following-named officers have been accepted by the President, to take effect to-day: Assistant Surgeon P. W. Anderson, Twenty-third Regiment Virginia Cavalry; . . . . ." [S.O. 37/1]
03/02/1869 - Served on the Central Committee, Moorefield, Hardy Co. WV, "to secure the completion of a railroad from some point on the Ohio River passing eastward through the South Branch Valley and having an outlet either in Baltimore or Alexandria" [Daily Register, Wheeling, WV, Mar. 2, 1869, p. 1, c. 1 & 2.
07/12/1870 - Practiced medicine, Moorefield, Hardy Co., WV (lived with wife, Mary C., and six children; indexed in the 1870 U. S. Census as P. W. Anderson)
02/17/1871 - "Dr. P. W. Anderson, Moorfield, W. Va., started a vineyard in 1867 and had this year 500 Concord vines in bearing. . . . ." Wheeling Register, Wheeling, WV, Feb. 17, 1871, p.3, c. 3.
1874 - Practiced medicine, Moorefield, WV
1878 - Moved from Moorefield, WV, to Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV, on the advice of
his physician after becoming an invalid
06/03/1880 - Paralyzed living in Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV (lived with his wife Mary C., four sons, two daughters, and his mother-in-law, Hannah Dyer; indexed in the 1880 U. S. Census as "Phillip Anderson")
07/20/1880 - Died, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV (buried: Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV; FindAGrave #16547994)
10/26/1893 - Widow, Mary, died in Kansas (buried: Mulvane Cemetery, Mulvane, Sumner Co., KS; FindAGrave #32181966)
Michael Angelo provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F. T. & Koste, J. L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
01/07/2022. Unpublished database.
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