Soldier, born near Louisville, KY, on the 14th of June 1805; died in Nice, France, on the 27th of October 1871. He graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1825, and served in the Black Hawk war of 1832. Later he became instructor of artillery at West Point, served in the Seminole war, and in 1838 was assistant adjutant general on the staff of General Winfield Scott. In the Mexican War he served as captain, and in the battle of Molino del Rey was wounded. In 1857 he was promoted major of artillery, and on November 15, 1860, was ordered to assume command of Fort Moultrie. He transferred his command of eighty-three men to Fort Sumter for better defense, leaving the guns at Fort Moultrie spiked and their carriages burnt. On April 13, 1861, Fort Sumter was surrendered to the South Carolinians, after a destructive bombardment. Major Anderson and the officers and men under his command received the thanks of the nation for their courage and patriotic conduct. In May 1861, he was appointed brigadier-general, organized the volunteer regiments of Kentucky. On October 27, 1863, he retired from active service, on account of ill health, and in 1868 went to Europe. He translated several military textbooks from the French, and adapted them to the American service.
