James Patton Anderson
Born: February 16, 1822
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
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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