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Anderson, John of Holland, Mass. and Aurelius, Mich. 1841 born at Wales, Mass. Jan. 5, 1863 pvt., Co. E, 1st Mich. Sharpshooters Rgt. Feb. 9, 1864 discharged; Feb. 10, 1864 2ndlt., Co. E, 57th Mass. Infantry Rgt. July 30, 1864 wounded at Petersburg, Va. and absent until discharged; March 13, 1865 brevet 1stlt. and capt., volunteers for battles before Petersburg, Va. Jan. 21, 1865 mo or discharged for disability; March 25, 1865 2ndlt., 20th Veteran Reserve Corps Rgt. June 30, 1866 mo; Aug. 23, 1866 applied for a pension (application #114,146/certificate #78806); Aug. 10, 1867 2ndlt., 25th U. S. Infantry Rgt. April 26, 1869 transferred to 18th U. S. Infantry Rgt. Oct. 17, 1878 1stlt. Nov. 16, 1889-June 21, 1890 regimental quartermaster; June 21, 1890 capt. June 6, 1894 retired; no date retired as maj. member of GAR Post #10 (George H. Ward) at Worcester, Mass. and member of GAR Post #97 (E. J. Griggs) at Belchertown, Mass. professor of military science & tactics, at Massachusetts Agricultural College; Aug. 27, 1914 died at Belchertown and buried in Arlington, Va. National Cemetery; Sept. 21, 1914 his widow Ella S. Anderson (c.1847 born in Tennessee) applied for a pension while living in Massachusetts (application # 1,034,273/ certificate #784219); blue eyes, brown hair
Sources: Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War; Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65; Index to Federal Pension Records; Massachusetts GAR: Journal of the Annual Encampment; Register of the Commandery of the State of Massachusetts MOLLUS; Heitman: Register of United States Army 1789-1903; Wilkinson (57th MA Inf) Mother, May You Never See the Sights I have Seen.