Lt. General Richard Heron ANDERSON

1821 - 1879  (57 years)

• Name	Richard Heron ANDERSON  [1, 2, 3]
  Prefix	Lt. General
  Birth	7 Oct 1821  [4]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	7 Oct 1821	Borough House, Stateburg, South Carolina   [5, 6]
  Education	Graduated from South Carolina College in 1845  [7]
  HIST	Known as “Fighting Dick” of Civil War fame.  [6]
  MILI	Confederate States of America  [8]
  _UID	72EC04F40A3141538F074CA01756A35E152B
  Death	26 Jun 1879	Beaufort, Beaufort District, South Carolina   [9, 10]
  Burial	St. Helena Churchyard Cemetery, Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina   [11]
  Person ID	I20147	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2011

  
  

  Father	Dr. William Wallace ANDERSON, Sr.,   b. 19 Apr 1789, Maryland/Mongomery County d. 10 May 1864 (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth WATIES
  _UID	DC59E1D3A75D443C95DADE8864D6A69DBF08
  _UID	DC59E1D3A75D443C95DADE8864D6A69DBF08
  Family ID	F11302	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha Ellen “Aunt Mattie” MELLETTE,   b. 17 May 1857, Jordan Community, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 18 Oct 1928 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1874  [12, 13]
  	By Reverend George Robinson Gerrigico By Reverend George Robinson Gerrigico
  _UID	B48DA8FB0D8F4C439205C4AB26C5DA22FCE5
  _UID	B48DA8FB0D8F4C439205C4AB26C5DA22FCE5
  Family ID	F11188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2003

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah GIBSON   d. 11 Aug 1872
  Marriage	1850
  _UID	D1007D5E71B345BF876678FC5BA4AECCAE50
  _UID	D1007D5E71B345BF876678FC5BA4AECCAE50
  Children	1. Richard ANDERSON   2. Sarah ANDERSON
  Family ID	F11618	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2006

  
  

• Notes

  Known as “Fighting Dick Anderson” [12]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1995] Interview with Moye Mellette Tillman. [S6583] . [S9] Cassie Nichols. [S359] Joseph Cantey Elliott, (Sumter County Historical Commission), Page 14. [S9] Cassie Nichols, pg 444. [S3572] Saunders was not an armchair commander. [S359] Joseph Cantey Elliott, (Sumter County Historical Commission), Page 16. [S3446] Interview with Moye Mellette Tillman. [S356] Page 5. [S359] Joseph Cantey Elliott, (Sumter County Historical Commission), Page 144. [S359] Joseph Cantey Elliott, (Sumter County Historical Commission), Page 11. [S356] Page 11. [S2374] Interview Shirley Cockerill.