Everett W. Anderson | |
Birth Date: | 4 February 1839 |
Placeofburial: | Morris Cemetery (Phoenixville, Pennsylvania) |
Placeofburial Label: | Place of burial |
Birth Place: | Phoenixville, Pennsylvania |
Allegiance: | United States |
Branch: | United States Army Union Army |
Serviceyears: | 1861 - 1865 |
Rank: | Sergeant |
Unit: | Company M, 15th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry |
Battles: | American Civil War |
Awards: | Medal of Honor |
Everett W. Anderson (July 12, 1839 - February 4, 1917) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War.
Anderson served in the American Civil War in Company M, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry for the Union Army. He received the Medal of Honor on December 3, 1894. He is the grandson of Isaac Anderson (congressman).
Citation:
Captured, single-handed, Confederate Brig. Gen. Robert B. Vance during a charge upon the enemy.[1]