• Anderson, George Smith
  N J. N J.
  Cadet Military Academy 1 July 1867 (5)
  2 Lieutenant 6 cav 12 June 1871
  1 Lieutenant 20 Sept 1874
  Captain 20 Mar 1885
  Major 7 cavalry 10 Nov 1898
  transferred to 6 cavalry 5 Jan 1899
  Colonel 38 USV infantry 17 Aug 1899
  honorably mustered out of volunteers 30 June 1901
  Lieutenant Colonel 6 cav 17 Sept 1901
  Colonel 8 cavalry 18 Apr 1901

• Anderson, George Thomas
  Ga. Ga.
  2 Lieutenant independent company Ga mounted volunteers 27 May l847
  honorably discharged 10 July 1848
  Captain l cav 3 Mar 1855
  resigned 11 June 1858
  (Brigadier General Confederate States Army war 1861 to 1865)
  died 4 Apr 1901

• Anderson, George Washington, jr.
  Ky. Mo.
  Captain assistant quartermater volunteers 26 Nov 1862
  honorably mustered out 31 Oct 1865

• Anderson, Harry Reuben
  Ohio. Ohio.
  Cadet Military Academy 1 July 1864 to 18 Jan 1865
  Captain 6 US volunteers infantry 28 Apr 1865
  honorably mustered out 12 June 1866
  2 Lieutenant 6 infantry 7 Mar 1867
  unassigned 22 Apr l869
  assigned to 4 art 14 July 1869
  1 Lieutenant 29 Apr 1873
  Captain 6 June 1896
  artillery corps 2 Feb 1901
  Major 8 May 1901.

• Anderson, Jacob
  Army.
  Private and Sergeant 7 infantry 24 Apr 1812 to Apr 1813
  3 Lieutenant 19 infantry 6 Apr 1813
  2 Lieutenant 20 Sept 1813
  transferred to 17 infantry 12 May 1814
  honorably discharged 15 June 1815

• Anderson, James
  Pa. Tenn.
  2 Lieutenant dragoons 9 Sept 1847
  regimental quartermaster 15 Jan to 31 July 1848
  honorably mustered out 31 July 1848

• Anderson, James J.
  Ky. Ky.
  Cadet Military Academy 1 July 1821 (30)
  Brevet 2 Lieutenant 6 infantry 1 July l825
  2 Lieutenant 4 infantry 1 July 1825
  resigned 1 July 1830
  [died 1 Oct 1845]

• Anderson, James
  Tenn.
  Captain 24 infantry 12 Mar 1812
  dismissed 29 July 1813

• Anderson, James Pigman
  Ind. D C.
  Private and Sergeant signal corps 30 May 1898 to 6 Feb 1899
  2 Lieutenant signal corps volunteers 21 Jan 1899
  honorably discharged 12 May 1899

• Anderson, James Thomas
  Germany. Ohio.
  2 Lieutenant 16 infantry 30 Oct 1884
  1 Lieutenant 25 infantry 1 Nov 1891
  retd 3 Jan 1895

• Anderson, James Willoughby
  Va. Va.
  Cadet Military Academy 1 July 1829 (85)
  Brevet 2 Lieutenant 2 infantry 1 July 1833
  2 Lieutenant 3 July 1836
  1 Lieutenant 4 Nov 1838
  regimental adjutant 15 May 1840 to 22 Sept 1845
  Captain 16 Feb 1847
  Brevet Captain 23 Aug 1841 for gallantry and successful conduct in the war against the Florida Indians
  died 22 Aug 1847 of wounds received 20 Aug 1847 at the battle of Churubusco Mex.

• Anderson, John
  Conn. Vt.
  Cadet Military Academy 9 Oct 1806 (3)
  2 Lieutenant artillery 9 Dec 1807
  resigned 1 May 1811
  1 Lieutenant 19 infantry 6 July 1812
  Captain 16 Mar 1813
  Brevet Major topographical engineers 12 Aug 1813
  honorably discharged 15 June 1815
  reinstated 2 May 1816
  Brevet Lieutenant Colonel 12 Apr 1823 for 10 yrs faithful service in one grade
  died 14 Sept. 1834

• Anderson, John
  Mass. Mass.
  Private E 1 Mich sharpshooters 5 Jan 1863 to 9 Feb 1864
  2 Lieutenant 57 Mass infantry 10 Feb 1864
  honorably mustered out 21 Jan 1865
  2 Lieutenant Veteran Reserve Corps 25 Mar 1865
  Brevet 1 Lieutenant and Captain volunteers 13 Mar 1865 for gallantry and meritorious service in the battles before Petersburg Va
  honorably mustered out 30 June 1866
  2 Lieutenant 25 infantry 10 Aug 1867
  transferred to 18 infantry 26 Apr 1869
  1 Lieutenant 17 Oct 1878
  regimental quartermaster 16 Nov 1889 to 21 June 1890
  Captain 21 June l890
  retired 6 June 1894

• Anderson, John Charles
  N Y. N Y.
  Captain additional aide de camp 24 May 1862
  resigned 13 June 1863

• Anderson, John Fromen
  Me. Mass.
  1 Lieutenant and adjutant 24 Mass infantry 2 Sept 1861
  Major and aide de camp volunteers 9 June 1863
  Brevet Lieutenant Colonel volunteers 1 Mar 1865
  Colonel and Brigadier General volunteers 13 Mar 1865 for gallantry and meritorious service during the war
  resigned 27 Mar 1865

• Anderson, Joseph
  Scotland. Mich.
  Chaplain 3 Mich infantry 1 Apr 1862 to 28 Mar 1863
  hospital chaplain volunteers 2 Feb 1863
  honorably mustered out 4 Aug 1865

Source:

Extracted from the Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army: 1789 - 1903. Names are followed by state or country where born and then the state from which originally appointed but when there is only one place listed, it indicates the state whence appointed, the place of birth not being known. Where "Cadet Military Academy" is indicated, the next date refers to the date he entered that institution, and the figure in parenthesis represents his standing in the graduating class.

Some additional excellent resources for your research are:

• U.S. Military Records on Ancestry.com

• Maryland and Delaware Revolutionary Patriots, 1775-1783 Military Records

  New York in the Revolution and War of 1812

• Military Records off the Beaten Path

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