★★★ Anderson, John Hansford

John Hansford Anderson​

Born: August 6, 1831

Birthplace: Lebanon, Tennessee

Father: Francis “Frank” Anderson Jr. 1798 – 1838

Mother: Eleanor Nell Barkley 1801 – 1870

Wife: Virginia Annie Burnett 1830 – 1900

Education:

Attended Irving College​

Occupation before War:

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Merchant in Nashville, Tennessee​

Civil War Career:

1861: Captain of Company C, 10th​ Tennessee Infantry Regiment​

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Escaped Capture during the Siege of Fort Donelson, Tennessee​

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1862: Aide to General Albert Sidney Johnston, Battle of Shiloh​

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1862: Wounded during the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee​

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1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 8th​ Tennessee Infantry Regiment​

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1863 – 1865: Colonel of 8th​ Tennessee Infantry Regiment​

1863: Wounded during the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia​

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1864: Wounded during the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee​

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1865: Paroled at Greensboro North Carolina on May 1, 1865​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1902: Merchant in Nashville, Tennessee​

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1875 – 1877: Tennessee State Representative​

Died: September 11, 1902

Place of Death: Nashville, Tennessee

Age at time of Death: 71 years old

Burial Place: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee

 

[Polloco]

He escaped Fort Donelson but was captured by walking through the Union lines. He was with Bushrod Johnson. If I'm reading the biography correctly Johnson slipped away but Anderson was captured?

 

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Before his wounding at Shiloh he was an aide to a general. One biography just states it was a General Johnson, while this one states it was Gen. A. S. Johnston.Two differant people, which was it Johnson or Johnston?