Charles David Anderson

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Charles David Anderson (born May 22, 1827 in DeKalb , Georgia , † February 22, 1901 in Fort Valley , Georgia) was an American plantation owner, businessman, lawyer and general in the Confederate Army .

Early life and career

Anderson was born in 1827 near Stone Mountain , DeKalb County, Georgia .

He was the son of William Robert Anderson, a farmer and son of an officer from the American Revolution. His mother was Annie Coker. Charles Anderson moved to Fort Valley in Houston County . He was a slave owner there and did business in the cotton trade. Between 1857 and 1858 he served in the Houston County judiciary and was mayor of Fort Valley, Georgia .

Civil war

When the Civil War began in 1861, Anderson decided against the United States and his home state of Georgia. He became a captain in the 6th Georgia Infantry on May 27th. Anderson participated in the Maryland Campaign . He fought at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862.

He was taken prisoner of war and was later exchanged . In December of the same year he took part in the Battle of Fredericksburg .

In 1863, Anderson took part in the Battle of Chancellorsville . He was seriously injured. In May, Anderson was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. He later became aide-de-camp of Joseph E. Brown .

In 1864, Anderson became a colonel and served in the 5th Georgia Militia . Anderson was only partially involved during the Battle of Atlanta . After the defeat of the southern states, Sherman began marching at sea. The first battle on this route was the Battle of Griswoldville. In this, Anderson excelled through bravery and strong nerves. Anderson was injured.

Anderson participated in the unsuccessful defense of Savannah, Georgia in December 1864. He was elected to the Senate shortly before the surrender.

Postbellum

Anderson stayed in Macon after the war. He ran a cotton factory and a farm. The US government pardoned him on September 25, 1865. When he failed with both, he went to Fort Valley, Georgia. There he became a tax collector in Houston County . He died in Fort Valley and was buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery.

literature

  • Allardice, Bruce S., More Generals in Gray , Louisiana State University Press, 1995, ISBN 0-8071-3148-2 .
  • Candler, Allen Daniel, Evans, Clement Anselm, Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons Arranged in Cyclopedic Form , Georgia State historical association, 1906.
  • Eicher, John H., and Eicher, David J. , Civil War High Commands , Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3 .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Eicher, p. 104.
  2. a b c Allardice, p. 19.
  3. Eicher, p. 104, Allardice, p. 19.
  4. Candler, pp. 56-57
  5. Eicher, p. 104. " w., Griswoldville, Ga., May 22, 1864"
  6. Allardice, pages 19-20.
  7. Allardice, p. 20 .; Eicher, p. 104.