Labels:text | human face | man | human beard | screenshot | forehead OCR: File Navigation Help Richard H. Anderson Richard Heron Anderson was born October 7, 1821 in Statesburg, South Carolina. He graduated from West Point in 1842 & was commissioned in the dragoons. He served at various posts in the west & was eventually promoted to captain by 1855. He resigned from the U. S. Army in 1861 & accepted appointment as Col. of the 1st South Carolina. After his involvement at Fort Sumter he was promoted to Brigadier General. In 1862 he was given the command of a brigade in Longstreet's division. He distinguished himself throughout the Peninsular campaign & was promoted to Major General & was given the command of a division. He was wounded at Antietam & fought at Gettysburg where his division was involved in the charge on Cemetery Ridge. In 1864 he took command of the corps after Longstreet was wounded. He died in 1879. Confederate States of America
