★★★ Anderson, Edward Clifford Jr.

Edward Clifford Anderson

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Born: January 7, 1839

Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia

Father: George Wayne Anderson 1796 – 1872
(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​

Mother: Eliza C. Stites 1805 – 1865
(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​

Wife: Jane Margaret Randolph 1840 – 1914
(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​

Children:

Jefferson Randolph Anderson Sr. 1861 – 1950​
(Buried: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​
George Wayne Anderson 1863 – 1922​
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​
Elizabeth Clifford Anderson 1864 – 1876​
(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​
Margaret Randolph Anderson Rotch 1866 – 1941​
(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)​
Sarah Randolph Anderson 1872 – 1960​
(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​

Education:

Graduated from University of Virginia​

Occupation before War:

Bank President in Savannah, Georgia​

Civil War Career:

1861: 2nd Lt. In Georgia Hussars​
1862: Aide to General Hugh W. Mercer​
1862: Captain in 24th Georgia Cavalry​
1863 – 1864: Major of 7th Georgia Cavalry​
1864: Wounded during the Battle of Trevilian Station
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1864 – 1865: Colonel of 7th Georgia Cavalry​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1876: Banker in Savannah, Georgia​

Died: September 27, 1876

Place of Death: Savannah, Georgia

Age at time of Death: 37 years old

Cause of Death: Yellow Fever

Burial Place: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
 
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