Samuel
Smith
Anderson
Born in Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 81
in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
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Biography
Samuel was born in 1819. He was the son of Benjamin Anderson and Louisa Payne. He passed away in 1901.
GRADUATE, United States Military Academy, ( USMA ) 1841. OFFICER, US ARMY, 1841-1861 earning 2 brevet promotions for service in Mexican War.
Married Harriet Tisdale.
ADJUTANT GENERAL, Virginia State Forces, early 1861. APPOINTED, LT. COLONEL, Provisional Army of Virginia ( PAVA ) May 09,1861. MAJOR, of ARTILLERY, Confederate States ( CS ) REGULAR ARMY, May 24, 1861. STAFF OFFICER, in Department of Norfolk. LT. COLONEL, October 02, 1861. ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL, ( AAG ) Trans Mississippi Department ( TMD ) 1862-1865. COLONEL, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, ( PACS ) June 13, 1864. PROMOTED, by General Kirby Smith. PAROLED, Shreveport June 07, 1865, POSTWAR, building contractor in New York City and Louisville Kentucky.
DIED: February 20, 1901, in Kentucky.
BURIED: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville Kentucky.
A fellow staff officer called Anderson a " most accomplished and competent Officer. "
Biography on page 62 in the book "Staff Officers in Gray" by Robert E. L. Krick.
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