U.S. NAVY
COMMAND: U.S.S. CRUSADER AND THE U.S.S. KEOKUK
DATE OF BIRTH: 25 DEC 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH: Ireland
DATE OF DEATH: 20 JUNE 1900
PLACE OF DEATH: Portsmouth, New Hampshire
BURIAL: Calvary Cemetery, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
NOTEWORTHY FACTS: Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service during the U.S. Civil War at Charleston South Carolina on 10 JUL 1863.
CITATION: Served on board the U.S.S. Crusader and the Keokuk during various actions of those vessels. Carrying out his duties skillfully while on board the U.S.S. Crusader, Q.M. Anderson, on all occasions, set forth the greatest intrepidity and devotion. During the attack on Charleston, while serving on board the U.S.S. Keokuk, Q.M. Anderson was stationed at the wheel when shot penetrated the house and, with the scattering of the iron, used his own body as a shield for his commanding officer.