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James Patton Anderson

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Born:
February 16, 1822
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Birthplace: Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee

Father: Colonel William Preston Anderson

Mother: Margaret Lapsley Adair 1794 – 1875
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)​

Wife: Henrietta Buford “Etta” Adair 1834 – 1917
(Buried: Oak Hill East Cemetery, Palatka, Florida)​

Children:

William Preston Anderson 1856 – 1900​
Theophilus Beatty Anderson Sr. 1859 – 1916​
(Buried: Oak Hill East Cemetery, Palatka, Florida)​
James Patton Anderson Jr. 1860 -​
Elizabeth Cromwell Anderson 1863 – 1904​
Margaret Bybee Anderson 1866 – 1965​
(Buried: Oak Hill East Cemetery, Palatka, Florida)​

Education:

1842: Graduated from Jefferson College Medical School​

Occupation before War:

Medical Doctor in Mississippi​
Attorney in Hernando and DeSoto Counties in Mississippi​
Served in the Mississippi State Militia rising to rank of Captain​
1846 – 1848: Served in the Mexican War, rising to rank of Lt. Colonel​
Mississippi State Representative​
Worked as Gold Prospector​
1853 – 1855: United States Marshal for Washington Territory​
1855 – 1857: Delegate to U.S. House of Representatives Washington​
1857 – 1861: Plantation Owner near Monticello, Florida​

Civil War Career:

1861: Delegate to Florida State Secession Convention​
1861: Captain in Florida State Militia​
1861: Florida Delegate to Confederate Provincial Congress​
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 1st Florida Infantry Regiment​
1861 – 1862: Commander of 2nd Brigade Army of Pensacola​
1862 – 1864: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry​
1862: Participated as Brigade Commander Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee​
1862: Participated as Brigade Commander Battle of Perryville, Kentucky​
1862: Participated as Brigade Commander Battle of Stones River​
1863: Participated as Brigade Commander Battle of Chickamauga​
1863: Participated as Brigade Commander Battle of Chattanooga​
1864 – 1865: Major General of Confederate Army Infantry​
1864: Served briefly as Commander CSA District of Florida​
1864: Suffered a serious jaw wound during Battle of Jonesboro, Georgia​
1864 – 1865: In Monticello, Florida on Sick Leave​
1865: Participated in the Carolina's Campaign against Dr.'s orders
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1865: Paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina on May 1, 1865​
1866: Pardoned by the United States Government on December 2, 1866​

Occupation after War:

Newspaper Editor & Insurance Salesman in Memphis, Tennessee​
Tennessee State Tax Collector in Shelby County, Tennesse​

Died: September 20, 1872

Place of Death: Memphis, Tennessee

Age at time of Death: 50 years old

Cause of Death: War Wounds & Pneumonia

Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee (Sept. 22, 1872)
 
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He served one session on the Provisional Confederate Congress before resigning on April 8, 1861 to join the army.Anderson served on the Military Affairs and Public Lands Committees. However maritime matters seemed to be his main interest during his brief tenure.
 
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