Richard Clough Anderson Sr. (January 12, 1750 – October 16, 1826)
was an American lawyer, soldier, politician, and surveyor from
Virginia
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.
Revolutionary War
He was chosen to be a captain in the
Hanover County
Hanover County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 109,979. Its county seat is Hanover Courthouse.
Hanover County is a part of the Greater Richmond Region.
History
Located in the wester ...
,
5th Virginia Regiment
The 5th Virginia Regiment was raised on December 28, 1775, at Richmond, Virginia, for service with the U.S. Continental Army. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Trenton, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Ba ...
on January 29, 1776. Anderson fought in the battles of
Brandywine Brandywine may refer to:
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*Brandywine tomato, a variety of heirloom tomato
Geographic locations Canada
* Brandywine Falls Provincial Park, British Columbia
* Brandywine Mountain, British ...
and
Germantown Germantown or German Town may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Germantown, Queensland, a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region
United States
* Germantown, California, the former name of Artois, a census-designated place in Glenn County
* Ge ...
.
He
crossed the Delaware River with
George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of ...
.
He was aide-de-camp to
Lafayette
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at the
Battle of Yorktown.
After the
Siege of Savannah
The siege of Savannah or the Second Battle of Savannah was an encounter of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) in 1779. The year before, the city of Savannah, Georgia, had been captured by a British expeditionary corps under Lieutena ...
, was on board the ''Wasp'' when
Casimir Pulaski
Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski of the Ślepowron coat of arms (; ''Casimir Pulaski'' ; March 4 or March 6, 1745 Makarewicz, 1998 October 11, 1779) was a Polish nobleman, soldier, and military commander who has been called, tog ...
was taken north to be treated for the mortal wound he received. He attended Pulaski in his last hours and received from him his sword as an evidence of friendship. At the end of the war, Anderson was promoted to
lieutenant colonel.
Later years
In 1788 he was a member of the state convention, and in 1793 a presidential elector.
He was the principal surveyor of the
Virginia Military District
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from 1783 until 1819.
is named after him, as is
Clough Creek.
His first wife was Elizabeth Clark, sister of
George Rogers Clark and
William Clark
William Clark (August 1, 1770 – September 1, 1838) was an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor. A native of Virginia, he grew up in pre-statehood Kentucky before later settling in what became the state of Miss ...
.
His second wife was Sarah Marshall (1779–1854), a cousin of
John Marshall, the fourth
Chief Justice of the United States.
He is the father of
Richard Clough Anderson Jr.,
Charles Anderson (27th governor of Ohio),
William Marshall Anderson
William Marshall Anderson (1807–1881) was an American scholar, explorer and politician, noted for his detailed travel journals in the Rocky Mountains and Imperial Mexico.
Background
Anderson was born into a large and prominent family, origina ...
,
and
Robert Anderson (who surrendered to Confederate forces at
Fort Sumter
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).
He is the great grandfather of
Larz Anderson
Larz Anderson (August 15, 1866 РApril 13, 1937) was an American diplomat and ''bon vivant''. He served as second secretary at the United States Legation to the Court of St James's, London; as first secretary and later '' charg̩ d'affai ...
, an American diplomat involved in foreign affairs, who had the
Larz Anderson House
Anderson House, also known as Larz Anderson House, is a Gilded Age mansion located at 2118 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, on Embassy Row in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It now houses the Society of the Cincinnati's internation ...
built for him and his wife
Isabel Weld Perkins
Isabel Anderson (March 29, 1876 – November 3, 1948), , was a Boston heiress, author, and society hostess who left a legacy to the public that includes a park and two museums.
Life
Early life
Born at 284 Marlborough Street in Boston's B ...
, which was bequeathed to the
Society of Cincinnati as their international headquarters.
He is the father-in-law of Allen Latham who helped him with surveying and administered his estate.
He was a charter member of the
Society of Cincinnati.
Their home near Louisville was known as "
Soldiers' Retreat."
References
Books
* Anderson, Edward L.
''The Andersons of Gold Mine, Hanover County, Virginia'' 1913.
* Anderson, Edward L.
''Soldier And Pioneer: a Biographical Sketch of Lt.-Col. Richard C. Anderson of the Continental Army'' New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1879.
"Anderson, Richard Clough."''Kentucky Encyclopedia''. John E. Kleber, Ed. University Press of Kentucky, 1992, p. 21.
* Hill, Edwin C. ''The Historical Register: A Biographical Record of the Men of Our Time Who Have Contributed to the Making of America''. New York: 1919.
Virginia militiamen in the American Revolution
1750 births
1826 deaths
American surveyors
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