Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-10-26
from the Memphis CTenn.) Appeal.l
DEATH OF GENERAL ]. PATTON AN.
DERSON.

DERs0N.
We are again called upon to dis
charge the sad and melancholy duty of
the death of one of our
most prominent and much esteemed
citizens. General J. Patton Anderson
died at his residenee, in this city, yes
terday morning, Mt two o'clock. The
nerve Of steel and the stole bravery
which he exhibited in battle did not
desert him in death, and he died with
all the calmness and serenity of true
philosopher. In response to a question
asked by his aged mother, deeply in
terested in his spiritual happiness, he
said he had no fears as to himself; his
only anxiety was in regard to his poor,
helpless family, and fixing his eyes
upon the wife and children he SO fondly
loved, his great soul gently passed away.
J. Patton Anderson, was born near
Winchester, Tenn. sixteenth of Febru-
ary, 1922, son of Colonel William Pres
ton Anderson, of the Twenty-fOurth
United States Infantry veteran of
the war of 1912, in which he recsived
wound, from the effects of which he
subsequently died. Colonel w. p. An
dersons mother was Miss Margaret
Patton, from James river, where her
father settled colony. j. Patton An
derson graduated at Cannonsburg,
studied law at the Montrose Law School,
Frankfort Kentucky under his relative,
Judge Tom. Monroe; commenced the
practice of law at fernando; repre-
sented De-Soto county, in the Missis-
sippi Legislature; raised a company of
volunteers for the Mexican war, and
was elected Lieutenant-Colonel of the
Second Battalion Mississippi Rifles, in
which capacity he served through the
Mexican war. After his return he mar
ried Miss Eta Adair-like himself,
of Governor Adair, of Ken
tucky-and went to Washington Terri
tory, of which he was appointed Mar
shall in 1853; was elected to Congress
from Washington Territory in 1855;
appointed Governor in 1857 by Presi-
dent Buchanan, but declined, in view
of the threatening aspect of matters
between the North and South. At the
epoch of secession, General Anderson
was living on his plantation, Casabian-
ca, near Monticello, Florida. He raised
a company of volunteers, but was called
from its command to take his seat us
Representative of Florida in the Pro-
visional Congress of the Confederate
States. Scarcely had he reached Mont
gOmery. when his company was ordered
by Governor Milton to Mariana
Promptly resigning his seat in Con-
gress, he repaired to Mariana, where
he was unanimously elected Colonel
of the First Florida regiment. Mus
tered into the service of the Confeder-
ate States, the regiment was among the
early arrivals Mt Pensacola. In the
autumn of 1861 he was appointed Brig
adicr-General in the Provisional Army
of the Confederate States; commanded
a brigade at Shiloh, Pennington and
several skirmishes before Corinth. On
the reorganization of the Army of the
West for the Kentucky campaign, Gen
eral Anderson was selected to command
one of the four divisions of General
Bragg's army. He participated with
much distinction in the battles of Per-
ryville, Murfreesboro and Chickamau-
ga. While temporarily commanding
Hindman's division in front of Chatta-
nooga, he was promoted to the rank of
Major-General, and assigned to perma-
nent command of that division. After
the battle of Missionary Ridge and the
retreat of the Army of the Tennessee
to Dalton, occurred the Federal inva-
sion of Florida, and the battle of blus-
ter. The threatening condition of af-
fairs in Florida caused the transfer of
General Anderson, in 1864, to the COM
mand in that State. Arriving there, he
took command of gallant little army
of ten or twelve thousand men, with
which he for months held largely su-
perior Federal force beleaguered in
Jacksonville. In the summer both gov
ernments began to deplete their armies
in Florida, and finding no field for his
energies, General Anderson telegraphed
to Richmond to solicit the command of
his old division, in front of Atlanta,
which was granted. He took an active
part in the operations around Atlanta,
and in the battle of Jonesboro COM
manded temporary corps of two di-
visions-his own and Clayton's. Rid
ing alone close to the Federal lines to
reconnoitre, he was honored with reg
mental salute by the enemy. Then o
halt was ordered, and while squirting
his horse to rejoin his own command,
under hailstorn of bullets, was shot
thrOurh the inv nearly ouftinr off %ho
tongue. The hemorrhage nearly nearly
proved fatal, but was finally arrested
near daylight next day. Recovering
from his wound, General Anderson was
assigned to command division of Gen
eral Johnston's army, in the month of
March, 1865, with which he took part
in the battle of Bentonville. Since the
war ;Ganeral Anderson has no public
position, but recently accepted the po-
sition of Commissioner of Revenue for
Shelby county, General Anderson was
the soul of honor and integrity, and few