Samuel Read Anderson
Born: February 17, 1804
Birthplace: Bedford County, Virginia
Father: Robert Anderson
Mother: Mary Read
1st Wife: Susan M. Miller 1799 – 1844
(Buried: Carter – Collier Cemetery, Gallatin, Tennessee)
2nd Wife: Mary J. Parker 1812 – 1854
(Buried: Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)
3rd Wife: Sue Trousdale 1825 – 1888
(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)
Children:
Robert J. Anderson 1842 – 1854
(Buried: Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)
Mary E. Anderson 1845 – 1847
(Buried: Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)
Mai Anderson Weakley 1857 – 1943
(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)
Occupation before War:
Businessman in Davidson County, Tennessee
1846 – 1847: Served in the Mexican War rising to Lt. Colonel
Worked for the Bank of Tennessee
1853 – 1861: United States Postmaster for Nashville, Tennessee
Civil War Career:
1861: Major General of Tennessee State Provisional Forces
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1861: Brigade Commander Battle of Cheat Mountain, Virginia
1861 – 1862: Served in the Mountains of Western Virginia
1862: Participated in the Defenses of Yorktown, Virginia
1862: Resigned from Army on May 10, 1862 due to bad health
1864 – 1865: Brigadier General and Conscription Supervisor for Tennessee
Occupation after War:
Prominent Businessman in Nashville, Tennessee
Active in Confederate Veterans Affairs in Nashville, Tennessee
Died: January 2, 1883
Place of Death: Nashville, Tennessee
Cause of Death: General Disability
Age at time of Death: 78 years old
Burial Place: Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee
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