Alexander Anderson
Graduating
Class of 1856
Served in
The
American Civil War
Sergeant
Alexander Anderson
Army
22nd Infantry Regiment
Company B
Company F
Hometown
Beloit, WI
Date of Birth
Location of Death
Thompkin's Station, TN
Date of Death
Location of Burial
Unknown
More About Sergeant Anderson
Sergeant Anderson enlisted in the Union Army on Aug. 19, 1862. His first assignment was to Company F of the 1st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. He later joined Company B of the 22nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the "Abolition Regiment." During fighting at Thompson's Station in Tennessee, he was shot in the right leg. This wound occurred on the March 5, 1863, and he passed away from the wound on March 28, 1863.