Sidney Stokes Anderson was elected Judge of the Probate Court of Franklin County, AL on 6 May 1866. He was commissioned on 3 Sep 1866 and continued to serve until his untimely death.
Civil War Service:
Sidney S. Anderson enlisted in the Confederate Army at Russellville, AL on 16 Dec 1861. Private Anderson was mustered into Company G of the 27th Alabama Infantry Regiment at Florence, AL on 24 Dec 1861. After induction ceremonies, the 27th moved down the Tennessee River by riverboats to their first wartime assignment, the Fort Henry Campaign.
Arriving opposite Fort Henry, TN on 26 Dec 1861, the 27th Alabama was ordered to camp at the unfinished earthworks, on the Kentucky side of the Tennessee River, that would soon be known as Fort Heiman.
Before dawn on 5 Feb 1862, the 27th Alabama and 15th Arkansas at Fort Heiman were ferried across the Tennessee River. Only 3 small cavalry companies were left to defend Fort Heiman.
During the morning of Feb 6th, with the Tennessee River flooding and Fort Henry nearly underwater, General Lloyd Tilghman began moving Confederate infantry east to Fort Donelson, TN. The 27th Alabama remained in defensive positions near Fort Henry until after the Federal gunboat bombardment ended in the early afternoon. Just before Fort Henry surrendered, the 27th Alabama retreated south away from encircling Union troops, crossed the 50 foot wide flood waters of the Piney Creek Branch and marched east on the Peytoma Furnace Road. They arrived safely at Fort Donelson at dawn the next morning with the weather growing colder and without tents, blankets and cooking equipment that had been left at Fort Heiman.
General Grant ordered Union troops to march east from Fort Henry on Feb 12th and attacked Fort Donelson on Feb 13th. After 3 days of battle, the 27th Alabama Infantry Regiment was surrendered with the Confederate garrison of Fort Donelson on 16 Feb 1862 and Private Sidney S. Anderson was sent to Camp Douglas, Chicago, IL as a prisoner of war.
Private Anderson and surviving enlisted men of the 27th Alabama Infantry departed Chicago on 4 Sep 1862 for prisoner exchange at Vicksburg, MS. Shortly after his exchange and during the reorganization of the 27th Alabama, Sidney S. Anderson was appointed 1st Lieutenant on 24 Sep 1862.
During Dec 1862, the 27th Alabama moved down the Mississippi River from Vicksburg to winter quarters in Port Hudson, LA. The Regiment departed Port Hudson on 6 Apr 1863, marched 25 miles to Clinton, LA, marched 60 miles to Osyka, MS and arrived at Jackson, MS by train on Apr 13th.
On April 16th, the 27th Alabama was ordered east to join General Bragg's Army of Tennessee at Tullahoma, TN. After a 3 day trip by rail and riverboat, the Regiment arrived at Montgomery, AL and were immediately ordered back to Mississippi. After 2 days retracing their previous route, the 27th Alabama arrived at the Black River Bridge 18 miles east of Vicksburg, MS during the early morning of April 22nd.
The 27th Alabama fought at Jackson, MS and Baker's Creek during the Vicksburg Campaign. After the Battle of Baker's Creek on 16 May 1863, Sidney S. Anderson was promoted to Captain and Company G Commander.
During the winter of 1863, The 27th Alabama was incorporated into Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk's Army of the Mississippi, Major General William W. Loring's Division, Brigadier General Thomas M. Scott's Brigade with the 12th Louisiana Infantry and the 35th, 49th, 55th, and 57th Alabama Infantry Regiments.
Scott's Brigade experienced heavy losses during the Atlanta Campaign battles at Resaca, New Hope Church and Kennesaw Mountain. The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Volume 38, Part 3 shows that on 10 Jul 1864 the heavily depleted 27th, 35th and 49th Alabama Infantry Regiments combined to form the 27th Consolidated Regiment under the command of Colonel Samuel S. Ives.
Captain Anderson was wounded and captured at the Battle of Franklin on 30 Nov 1864. His left arm was amputated at the shoulder by Federal surgeons on 13 Mar 1865 at the U.S. Army General Hospital in Nashville, TN.
Civil War Service:
Sidney S. Anderson enlisted in the Confederate Army at Russellville, AL on 16 Dec 1861. Private Anderson was mustered into Company G of the 27th Alabama Infantry Regiment at Florence, AL on 24 Dec 1861. After induction ceremonies, the 27th moved down the Tennessee River by riverboats to their first wartime assignment, the Fort Henry Campaign.
Arriving opposite Fort Henry, TN on 26 Dec 1861, the 27th Alabama was ordered to camp at the unfinished earthworks, on the Kentucky side of the Tennessee River, that would soon be known as Fort Heiman.
Before dawn on 5 Feb 1862, the 27th Alabama and 15th Arkansas at Fort Heiman were ferried across the Tennessee River. Only 3 small cavalry companies were left to defend Fort Heiman.
During the morning of Feb 6th, with the Tennessee River flooding and Fort Henry nearly underwater, General Lloyd Tilghman began moving Confederate infantry east to Fort Donelson, TN. The 27th Alabama remained in defensive positions near Fort Henry until after the Federal gunboat bombardment ended in the early afternoon. Just before Fort Henry surrendered, the 27th Alabama retreated south away from encircling Union troops, crossed the 50 foot wide flood waters of the Piney Creek Branch and marched east on the Peytoma Furnace Road. They arrived safely at Fort Donelson at dawn the next morning with the weather growing colder and without tents, blankets and cooking equipment that had been left at Fort Heiman.
General Grant ordered Union troops to march east from Fort Henry on Feb 12th and attacked Fort Donelson on Feb 13th. After 3 days of battle, the 27th Alabama Infantry Regiment was surrendered with the Confederate garrison of Fort Donelson on 16 Feb 1862 and Private Sidney S. Anderson was sent to Camp Douglas, Chicago, IL as a prisoner of war.
Private Anderson and surviving enlisted men of the 27th Alabama Infantry departed Chicago on 4 Sep 1862 for prisoner exchange at Vicksburg, MS. Shortly after his exchange and during the reorganization of the 27th Alabama, Sidney S. Anderson was appointed 1st Lieutenant on 24 Sep 1862.
During Dec 1862, the 27th Alabama moved down the Mississippi River from Vicksburg to winter quarters in Port Hudson, LA. The Regiment departed Port Hudson on 6 Apr 1863, marched 25 miles to Clinton, LA, marched 60 miles to Osyka, MS and arrived at Jackson, MS by train on Apr 13th.
On April 16th, the 27th Alabama was ordered east to join General Bragg's Army of Tennessee at Tullahoma, TN. After a 3 day trip by rail and riverboat, the Regiment arrived at Montgomery, AL and were immediately ordered back to Mississippi. After 2 days retracing their previous route, the 27th Alabama arrived at the Black River Bridge 18 miles east of Vicksburg, MS during the early morning of April 22nd.
The 27th Alabama fought at Jackson, MS and Baker's Creek during the Vicksburg Campaign. After the Battle of Baker's Creek on 16 May 1863, Sidney S. Anderson was promoted to Captain and Company G Commander.
During the winter of 1863, The 27th Alabama was incorporated into Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk's Army of the Mississippi, Major General William W. Loring's Division, Brigadier General Thomas M. Scott's Brigade with the 12th Louisiana Infantry and the 35th, 49th, 55th, and 57th Alabama Infantry Regiments.
Scott's Brigade experienced heavy losses during the Atlanta Campaign battles at Resaca, New Hope Church and Kennesaw Mountain. The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Volume 38, Part 3 shows that on 10 Jul 1864 the heavily depleted 27th, 35th and 49th Alabama Infantry Regiments combined to form the 27th Consolidated Regiment under the command of Colonel Samuel S. Ives.
Captain Anderson was wounded and captured at the Battle of Franklin on 30 Nov 1864. His left arm was amputated at the shoulder by Federal surgeons on 13 Mar 1865 at the U.S. Army General Hospital in Nashville, TN.
Sidney Stokes Anderson was elected Judge of the Probate Court of Franklin County, AL on 6 May 1866. He was commissioned on 3 Sep 1866 and continued to serve until his untimely death.
Civil War Service:
Sidney S. Anderson enlisted in the Confederate Army at Russellville, AL on 16 Dec 1861. Private Anderson was mustered into Company G of the 27th Alabama Infantry Regiment at Florence, AL on 24 Dec 1861. After induction ceremonies, the 27th moved down the Tennessee River by riverboats to their first wartime assignment, the Fort Henry Campaign.
Arriving opposite Fort Henry, TN on 26 Dec 1861, the 27th Alabama was ordered to camp at the unfinished earthworks, on the Kentucky side of the Tennessee River, that would soon be known as Fort Heiman.
Before dawn on 5 Feb 1862, the 27th Alabama and 15th Arkansas at Fort Heiman were ferried across the Tennessee River. Only 3 small cavalry companies were left to defend Fort Heiman.
During the morning of Feb 6th, with the Tennessee River flooding and Fort Henry nearly underwater, General Lloyd Tilghman began moving Confederate infantry east to Fort Donelson, TN. The 27th Alabama remained in defensive positions near Fort Henry until after the Federal gunboat bombardment ended in the early afternoon. Just before Fort Henry surrendered, the 27th Alabama retreated south away from encircling Union troops, crossed the 50 foot wide flood waters of the Piney Creek Branch and marched east on the Peytoma Furnace Road. They arrived safely at Fort Donelson at dawn the next morning with the weather growing colder and without tents, blankets and cooking equipment that had been left at Fort Heiman.
General Grant ordered Union troops to march east from Fort Henry on Feb 12th and attacked Fort Donelson on Feb 13th. After 3 days of battle, the 27th Alabama Infantry Regiment was surrendered with the Confederate garrison of Fort Donelson on 16 Feb 1862 and Private Sidney S. Anderson was sent to Camp Douglas, Chicago, IL as a prisoner of war.
Private Anderson and surviving enlisted men of the 27th Alabama Infantry departed Chicago on 4 Sep 1862 for prisoner exchange at Vicksburg, MS. Shortly after his exchange and during the reorganization of the 27th Alabama, Sidney S. Anderson was appointed 1st Lieutenant on 24 Sep 1862.
During Dec 1862, the 27th Alabama moved down the Mississippi River from Vicksburg to winter quarters in Port Hudson, LA. The Regiment departed Port Hudson on 6 Apr 1863, marched 25 miles to Clinton, LA, marched 60 miles to Osyka, MS and arrived at Jackson, MS by train on Apr 13th.
On April 16th, the 27th Alabama was ordered east to join General Bragg's Army of Tennessee at Tullahoma, TN. After a 3 day trip by rail and riverboat, the Regiment arrived at Montgomery, AL and were immediately ordered back to Mississippi. After 2 days retracing their previous route, the 27th Alabama arrived at the Black River Bridge 18 miles east of Vicksburg, MS during the early morning of April 22nd.
The 27th Alabama fought at Jackson, MS and Baker's Creek during the Vicksburg Campaign. After the Battle of Baker's Creek on 16 May 1863, Sidney S. Anderson was promoted to Captain and Company G Commander.
During the winter of 1863, The 27th Alabama was incorporated into Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk's Army of the Mississippi, Major General William W. Loring's Division, Brigadier General Thomas M. Scott's Brigade with the 12th Louisiana Infantry and the 35th, 49th, 55th, and 57th Alabama Infantry Regiments.
Scott's Brigade experienced heavy losses during the Atlanta Campaign battles at Resaca, New Hope Church and Kennesaw Mountain. The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Volume 38, Part 3 shows that on 10 Jul 1864 the heavily depleted 27th, 35th and 49th Alabama Infantry Regiments combined to form the 27th Consolidated Regiment under the command of Colonel Samuel S. Ives.
Captain Anderson was wounded and captured at the Battle of Franklin on 30 Nov 1864. His left arm was amputated at the shoulder by Federal surgeons on 13 Mar 1865 at the U.S. Army General Hospital in Nashville, TN.
Civil War Service:
Sidney S. Anderson enlisted in the Confederate Army at Russellville, AL on 16 Dec 1861. Private Anderson was mustered into Company G of the 27th Alabama Infantry Regiment at Florence, AL on 24 Dec 1861. After induction ceremonies, the 27th moved down the Tennessee River by riverboats to their first wartime assignment, the Fort Henry Campaign.
Arriving opposite Fort Henry, TN on 26 Dec 1861, the 27th Alabama was ordered to camp at the unfinished earthworks, on the Kentucky side of the Tennessee River, that would soon be known as Fort Heiman.
Before dawn on 5 Feb 1862, the 27th Alabama and 15th Arkansas at Fort Heiman were ferried across the Tennessee River. Only 3 small cavalry companies were left to defend Fort Heiman.
During the morning of Feb 6th, with the Tennessee River flooding and Fort Henry nearly underwater, General Lloyd Tilghman began moving Confederate infantry east to Fort Donelson, TN. The 27th Alabama remained in defensive positions near Fort Henry until after the Federal gunboat bombardment ended in the early afternoon. Just before Fort Henry surrendered, the 27th Alabama retreated south away from encircling Union troops, crossed the 50 foot wide flood waters of the Piney Creek Branch and marched east on the Peytoma Furnace Road. They arrived safely at Fort Donelson at dawn the next morning with the weather growing colder and without tents, blankets and cooking equipment that had been left at Fort Heiman.
General Grant ordered Union troops to march east from Fort Henry on Feb 12th and attacked Fort Donelson on Feb 13th. After 3 days of battle, the 27th Alabama Infantry Regiment was surrendered with the Confederate garrison of Fort Donelson on 16 Feb 1862 and Private Sidney S. Anderson was sent to Camp Douglas, Chicago, IL as a prisoner of war.
Private Anderson and surviving enlisted men of the 27th Alabama Infantry departed Chicago on 4 Sep 1862 for prisoner exchange at Vicksburg, MS. Shortly after his exchange and during the reorganization of the 27th Alabama, Sidney S. Anderson was appointed 1st Lieutenant on 24 Sep 1862.
During Dec 1862, the 27th Alabama moved down the Mississippi River from Vicksburg to winter quarters in Port Hudson, LA. The Regiment departed Port Hudson on 6 Apr 1863, marched 25 miles to Clinton, LA, marched 60 miles to Osyka, MS and arrived at Jackson, MS by train on Apr 13th.
On April 16th, the 27th Alabama was ordered east to join General Bragg's Army of Tennessee at Tullahoma, TN. After a 3 day trip by rail and riverboat, the Regiment arrived at Montgomery, AL and were immediately ordered back to Mississippi. After 2 days retracing their previous route, the 27th Alabama arrived at the Black River Bridge 18 miles east of Vicksburg, MS during the early morning of April 22nd.
The 27th Alabama fought at Jackson, MS and Baker's Creek during the Vicksburg Campaign. After the Battle of Baker's Creek on 16 May 1863, Sidney S. Anderson was promoted to Captain and Company G Commander.
During the winter of 1863, The 27th Alabama was incorporated into Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk's Army of the Mississippi, Major General William W. Loring's Division, Brigadier General Thomas M. Scott's Brigade with the 12th Louisiana Infantry and the 35th, 49th, 55th, and 57th Alabama Infantry Regiments.
Scott's Brigade experienced heavy losses during the Atlanta Campaign battles at Resaca, New Hope Church and Kennesaw Mountain. The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Volume 38, Part 3 shows that on 10 Jul 1864 the heavily depleted 27th, 35th and 49th Alabama Infantry Regiments combined to form the 27th Consolidated Regiment under the command of Colonel Samuel S. Ives.
Captain Anderson was wounded and captured at the Battle of Franklin on 30 Nov 1864. His left arm was amputated at the shoulder by Federal surgeons on 13 Mar 1865 at the U.S. Army General Hospital in Nashville, TN.
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