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Jeremiah Anderson (abolitionist)
Jeremiah Anderson (April 17, 1833 – October 16, 1859) was an American abolitionist. Born in Indiana, Anderson left Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa, Yellow Springs, Iowa to attend Knox Academy in Galesburg, Illinois. He initially intended to become a minister, but worked in a sawmill before moving to Kansas Territory in 1857. He fought with Free-Stater (Kansas), freestaters James Montgomery (colonel), James Montgomery and John Brown (abolitionist), John Brown against those who fought as vigorously for slavery. Intending to free enslaved people, Anderson participated in John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry (October 16 to 18, 1859), where he was mortally wounded. Early life Jeremiah Goldsmith Anderson was born in Indiana on April 17, 1833. He was the son of John Anderson and Anna Westfall, the daughter of Colonel Jacob Westfall, of Tygart Valley River#History, Tygert Valley, Virginia. Jacob Westfall, who fought in the American Revolutionary War, and John's parents we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremiah Goldsmith Anderson
Jeremiah Anderson (April 17, 1833 – October 16, 1859) was an American abolitionist. Born in Indiana, Anderson left Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa, Yellow Springs, Iowa to attend Knox Academy in Galesburg, Illinois. He initially intended to become a minister, but worked in a sawmill before moving to Kansas Territory in 1857. He fought with Free-Stater (Kansas), freestaters James Montgomery (colonel), James Montgomery and John Brown (abolitionist), John Brown against those who fought as vigorously for slavery. Intending to free enslaved people, Anderson participated in John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry (October 16 to 18, 1859), where he was mortally wounded. Early life Jeremiah Goldsmith Anderson was born in Indiana on April 17, 1833. He was the son of John Anderson and Anna Westfall, the daughter of Colonel Jacob Westfall, of Tygart Valley River#History, Tygert Valley, Virginia. Jacob Westfall, who fought in the American Revolutionary War, and John's parents we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
