{⋆★⋆} BG Anderson, Samuel Read

Samuel Read Anderson

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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
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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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He resigned due to ill health on May 10, 1862 but was repointed on November 19, 1864 and assigned to conscript duty in Alabama. He was responsible for Tennessee operations in Alabama's conscript Bureau.
 
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