| John F. Anderson | |
| Born: | December 4, 1832 |
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| Died: | April 19, 1902 (aged 69) |
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| Allegiance: | Union |
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| Branch: | Union Army |
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| Rank: | Bvt. Brigadier General |
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John F. Anderson was a military officer during the American Civil War. Commissioned first lieutenant on September 2, 1861, Anderson initially served as the adjutant of the 24th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.[1] He was appointed to Maj. Gen. John G. Foster's staff as an aide-de-camp and served with that officer for most of the war. Anderson received, in March 1865, the honorary rank of brevet brigadier general.
Civil War[]
See also[]
- List of Massachusetts generals in the American Civil War
Notes[]
- ↑ Bowen, 371.
References[]
- Bowen, James L. (1889). Massachusetts in the War, 1861–1865. Springfield, Massachusetts: Clark W. Bryan & Co. OCLC 1986476. http://books.google.com/books?id=K0tLhkfW1wwC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_slider_thumb#v=onepage&q=&f=false.