John Sanders
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John Caldwell Calhoun Sanders (1840 - 1864)

Brig. Gen. John Caldwell Calhoun Sanders
Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United Statesmap
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Died at age 24 in Petersburg, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Southern Cross of Honor John Caldwell Calhoun Sanders was Colonel of the 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment and one the Confederate States Army's youngest Brigadier Generals during the American Civil War. He was killed in the Battle of Globe Tavern along the Weldon Railroad during the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia on August 21, 1864. [1]

Final resting place in Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama.[2]

Sources

  1. John C C Sanders, Wikipedia.org, accessed April 15, 2020.
  2. John Caldwell Calhoun Sanders, Find A Grave: Memorial #8465686, accessed April 15, 2020.




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