Samuel Read Anderson
Samuel Read Anderson , (born February 17, 1804 in Bedford County , Virginia , † January 2, 1883 in Nashville , Tennessee ) was a Brigadier General of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War .
Life
Anderson served as Lieutenant Colonel in the 1st Tennessee Volunteer Infantry during the Mexican War . After the end of the war he was appointed postmaster of Nashville in 1853 . With the outbreak of the Civil War he served from May 9, 1861 as major general of the Provisional Forces of Tennessee and from July 9, 1861 as brigadier general in the Confederation Army . He commanded a brigade in the Northern Virginia Army , the three infantry regiments and a company of cavalry comprised of Tennessee. However, Anderson soon retired from the army for health reasons. In November 1864 he returned and devoted himself to administrative activities. After the war he worked as a businessman in Nashville.
See also
Web links
- Brigadier General Samuel R. Anderson, PACS ( Memento June 28, 2006 on the Internet Archive )
- Samuel Read Anderson in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anderson, Samuel Read |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Confederate General in the American Civil War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 17, 1804 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bedford County , Virginia |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 2, 1883 |
| Place of death | Nashville , Tennessee |