We're glad you have found us. This is
the website for the Sons Of
Confederate Veteran's Camp #1599 in
West Palm Beach, Florida.
The SCV is a fraternal organization
devoted to the preservation and
advancement of Confederate history
and Southern culture.
If you have a Confederate ancestor or
just have a love of the South then we
would like to meet you.
the website for the Sons Of
Confederate Veteran's Camp #1599 in
West Palm Beach, Florida.
The SCV is a fraternal organization
devoted to the preservation and
advancement of Confederate history
and Southern culture.
If you have a Confederate ancestor or
just have a love of the South then we
would like to meet you.
Brig. General James Patton Anderson
- Born February 16, 1822 at
Franklin County TN - Wounded at Jonesboro
- Died September 20, 1872 at
Memphis TN - Buried Elmwood Cemetery,
Memphis
- Pre-War Profession Doctor,
Mexican War, politician, US
Marshal
War Service 1861 Col. of 1st Florida,
Pensacola, Brig. Gen. February 1862,
commanded Anderson's Bde/ Bragg's
Divn at Shiloh, commanded a division
in the Kentucky campaign, Perryville,
commanded Walthall's Bde at
Murfreesboro, commanded Hindman's
Divn at Chickamauga and
Chattanooga, Maj. Gen. February 1864,
commanded Dist. of Florida,
commanded Hindman's Divn at Atlanta,
Jonesboro (w), commanded
Taliaferro's Divn in Carolinas
campaign, Greensboro.
Post War Career Newspaper editor
Born in Franklin County, Tennessee, on
February 16, 1822, Anderson grew up
in Mississippi. Although he attended
college briefly in southwest
Pennsylvania, a family financial crisis
forced him to withdraw before
graduation. Called "Patton" by his
associates, he began studying and
practicing medicine. Later, he fought in
the Mexican War, served in the
Mississippi legislature, as a U.S.
marshal for Washington Territory, and
was elected to the U.S. Congress. After
two years, he moved to Florida, set up a
plantation near Monticello, and
participated in the Florida state
secession convention. When war broke
out, Anderson was appointed a colonel,
reaching the rank of brigadier general
on February 10, 1862. Anderson led his
brigade at the Battle of Shiloh, then took
command of the Army of Tennessee for
the Kentucky Campaign and the Battle
of Perryville, without a promotion. At the
Battle of Stone's River, Anderson led
Col. Edward Walthall's brigade in a
successful charge on Federal artillery.
During the fighting around
Chickamauga and Chattanooga, he
held divisional command, and was
officially promoted to major general on
February 17, 1864.
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GENERAL JAMES PATTON ANDERSON
| SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS CAMP 1599 - Florida Division West Palm Beach, Florida |
After being transferred from the
Western theater, he was given
command of the small Confederate
District of Florida. He was recalled to
the Army of Tennessee in July 1964,
and served in Georgia, at the Battles of
Ezra Church, in small combat at Utoy
Creek, and the Battle of Jonesborough.
At Jonesborough, he was injured in the
chest, and removed from command.
Anderson went against doctors' order
and joined his troops because of his
army's reverses. After fighting in their
last battles in the Carolinas, he was
surrendered and paroled with his
troops at Greensborough, North
Carolina, in the spring of 1865. After the
war, Anderson lived in Memphis,
Tennessee, unable to work actively
because of his war wound. He edited a
small agricultural newspaper and died
in dignified poverty on September 20,
1872.
During the fighting around
Chickamauga and Chattanooga, he
held divisional command, and was
officially promoted to major general on
February 17, 1864. After being
transferred from the Western theater,
he was given command of the small
Confederate District of Florida. He was
recalled to the Army of Tennessee in
July 1964, and served in Georgia, at the
Battles of Ezra Church, in small combat
at Utoy Creek, and the Battle of
Jonesborough. At Jonesborough, he
was injured in the chest, and removed
from command. Anderson went against
doctors' order and joined his troops
because of his army's reverses. After
fighting in their last battles in the
Carolinas, he was surrendered and
paroled with his troops at
Greensborough, North Carolina, in the
spring of 1865. After the war, Anderson
lived in Memphis, Tennessee, unable
to work actively because of his war
wound. He edited a small agricultural
newspaper and died in dignified
poverty on September 20, 1872.
Western theater, he was given
command of the small Confederate
District of Florida. He was recalled to
the Army of Tennessee in July 1964,
and served in Georgia, at the Battles of
Ezra Church, in small combat at Utoy
Creek, and the Battle of Jonesborough.
At Jonesborough, he was injured in the
chest, and removed from command.
Anderson went against doctors' order
and joined his troops because of his
army's reverses. After fighting in their
last battles in the Carolinas, he was
surrendered and paroled with his
troops at Greensborough, North
Carolina, in the spring of 1865. After the
war, Anderson lived in Memphis,
Tennessee, unable to work actively
because of his war wound. He edited a
small agricultural newspaper and died
in dignified poverty on September 20,
1872.
During the fighting around
Chickamauga and Chattanooga, he
held divisional command, and was
officially promoted to major general on
February 17, 1864. After being
transferred from the Western theater,
he was given command of the small
Confederate District of Florida. He was
recalled to the Army of Tennessee in
July 1964, and served in Georgia, at the
Battles of Ezra Church, in small combat
at Utoy Creek, and the Battle of
Jonesborough. At Jonesborough, he
was injured in the chest, and removed
from command. Anderson went against
doctors' order and joined his troops
because of his army's reverses. After
fighting in their last battles in the
Carolinas, he was surrendered and
paroled with his troops at
Greensborough, North Carolina, in the
spring of 1865. After the war, Anderson
lived in Memphis, Tennessee, unable
to work actively because of his war
wound. He edited a small agricultural
newspaper and died in dignified
poverty on September 20, 1872.
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