SAMUEL READ ANDERSON
Son of Robert Anderson,
a soldier of the American Revolution,
and Mary Read Anderson.
Born February 17, 1804
in Bedford County, Virginia.
Died January 2, 1883.
Lieutenant Colonel of the 1st Tennessee
Regiment in the War with Mexico.
Postmaster at Nashville, Tennessee 1853-61.
Junior Major General of Provisional
Forces of Tennessee in 1861.
Brigadier General in the Confederate Army.