John Byers Anderson
John Byers Anderson (November 22, 1817 – July 7, 1897) (alternatively John Byars Anderson) was an educator, railroad contractor and United States Army officer who served in the American Civil War as a colonel and superintendent of the Union railroads in the Department of the Ohio, Department of the Tennessee and Department of the Cumberland.
John Byers Anderson | |
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| Born | November 22, 1817 Washington County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | July 25, 1897 (aged 79) Manhattan, Kansas |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–64 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
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