John F. Anderson Military person

John F. Anderson was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Commissioned first lieutenant on September 2, 1861, Anderson initially served as the adjutant of the 24th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was appointed to Maj. Gen. John G. Foster's staff as a major and an aide-de-camp on June 9, 1863 and served with that officer for most of the remainder of the war, resigning on March 27, 1865. On December 11, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Major Anderson to the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general, to rank from March 13, 1865 and the United States Senate confirmed the award on February 6, 1867.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 04, 1832
Date of deathApril 19, 1902
Place of death
Portland Maine

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allegianceUnited States of America
award
Brevet (military)
military operations
American Civil War
military branch
Union Army
service start1861
service end1865

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