John H. Anderson (1)
From Warriors of the Rebellion
Jump to navigationJump to searchJohn H. Anderson was a Senior 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery / Battery F.
Antebellum
- 1840 - Born
- Enlisted from Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin[1]
War Career
- April 23, 1861 - Enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company F
- June 11, 1861 - Mustered into federal service with unit
- July 21, 1861 - Wounded and taken prisoner in action at the
Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
- May 21, 1862 - Discharged from federal service
- September 3, 1864 - Re-enlisted in the 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery / Company F
- ? - Mustered into federal service (unit already in service)
- ? - 1st Sergeant
- February 21, 1865 - Promoted to Senior 2nd Lieutenant
- June 26, 1865 - Mustered out of federal service
Postwar Career
- After the war, he lived in Polk County, Nebraska
- Member of G.A.R. Post #102 (Richard O.D. Cummings) in Shelby, Polk County, Nebraska
- June 7, 1880 - Applied for a pension (Application #372,397)
- 1905 - Died
- Buried at Osceola Cemetery, Osceola, Polk County, Nebraska (Gravesite: 24-1-5)
- October 23, 1905 - After John died, his wife applied for a pension from Nebraska (Application #836,875)
Family
- Margaret C. Anderson - Spouse, widow
Notes
- ↑ Also listed on Roster 273 that he was from the Town of Christiana, Dane County, Wisconsin
Sources
- Denver Public Library http://history.denverlibrary.org
- National Archive Microfilm - Group M559, Roll 1
- National Archives: Index to Federal Pension Records
- National Park Service - Anderson, John H.
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Pages 273, 362)
- SUVCW Database: http://www.suvcwdb.org/
Categories:
- Wisconsin Soldiers
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
- 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery
- Soldiers from Racine County, Wisconsin
- Soldiers from Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Enlisted
- Union Enlisted on 1864.09.03
- Wisconsin Enlisted on 1864.09.03
- Wisconsin Mustered In
- Wisconsin Wounded
- Wisconsin Prisoners
- Wisconsin Discharged
- Wisconsin Non-Commissioned Officers
- Wisconsin Officers
- Union Officers on 1865.02.21 (Senior 2nd Lieutenant)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1865.02.21 (Senior 2nd Lieutenant)
- Wisconsin Mustered Out
- Union Mustered Out on 1865.06.26
- Wisconsin Mustered Out on 1865.06.26
- Source: RWV (1) 0273
- Source: RWV (1) 0362