★★★ Anderson, Samuel S.

Samuel Smith Anderson​

Born: September 20, 1819

Birthplace: Cumberland County, Virginia

Father: Benjamin Dabney Anderson Sr. 1794 – 1855

Mother: Louisa Ann Payne 1799 – 1876

Wife: Harriet Tisdale 1825 – 1899

Education:

1841: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (18th​ in class)​

Occupation before War:

1841 – 1842: Brevet 2nd​ Lt. 2nd​ United States Army, Artillery​

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1842 – 1847: 2nd​ Lt. 2nd​ United States Army, Artillery​

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1847 – 1855: 1st​ Lt. 2nd​ United States Army, Artillery​

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1855 – 1861: Captain, 2nd​ United States Army, Artillery​

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1861: Resigned from United States Army on April 27th​​

Civil War Career:

1861: Adjutant General for Virginia State forces

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1861: Lt. Colonel of Provisional Army of Virginia​

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1861: Major in the Confederate States Army, Artillery​

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1861: Staff Officer in the Confederate Department of Norfolk, Virginia​

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1861 – 1864: Lt. Colonel, and Staff Officer​

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1862 – 1865: Assistant Adjutant for Trans Mississippi Department​

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1864 – 1865: Colonel in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States​

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1865: Paroled on June 7, 1865 in Shreveport, Louisiana as Lt. Colonel​

Occupation after War:

Building Contractor in New York City, New York, and Louisville, Kentucky​

Died: February 20, 1901

Place of Death: Kentucky

Age at time of Death: 81 years old

Burial Place: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

 

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Thanks for sharing this awesome article. He had an interesting military life. Graduated 18th from the US Military Academy at West Point, resigned from the US Army on I guess the start of the Civil War 1861. Also he had an amazing career during the war. After the Civil War ended he was a building contractor. Anderson died February 20, 1901. He was 81 years old.