James A. Anderson was an eighteen-year-old farmer from Morgan County, Illinois, when he enlisted at St. Louis for three years in Company I, 11th Missouri Infantry on March 28, 1864. During his enlistment, the 11th Missouri participated in the Battle of Tupelo, Mississippi on July 14-15, 1864, and pursed Confederate General Sterling Price through Missouri. After the Battle of Nashville, the 11th saw service at Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely, Alabama.

Anderson was mustered out of service on January 15, 1866.

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Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 11604