Biography of General John Caldwell Calhoun Sanders
A "boy general," the youthful John C.C. Sanders may not have been the youngest general in the Army of Northern Virginia, but he may have looked like it; existing photographs depict a young man who looks barely old enough to shave.
Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on April 4, 1840, Sanders actually grew up in Clinton in Greene County. He enrolled in the University of Alabama as a student in 1858. At the outbreak of the War, he was still a student there. He left his studies to enlist in the 11th Alabama Infantry. He was quickly elected captain of his company.
Sanders was severely wounded at the battle of Frayser's Farm during the Seven Days with the regiment -- a shell fragment tore into his leg. Nevertheless, he remained on the battlefield till after dark.
Returning to duty on August 11, he took command of the regiment, formally being promoted its colonel after Sharpsburg, where he was slightly wounded in the face by rocks tossed into the air by artillery fire, at the age of just 22. Sanders fought with great gallantry, serving at Fredericksburg, Salem Church, Gettysburg, and into the Overland Campaign. At Gettysburg, Sanders was wounded on July 2 in the knee by a minie ball, but does not appear to have left the Army of Northern Virginia.
Sanders took command of Perrin's brigade after that officer was killed at Spotsylvania; Sanders actions in the assault to retake the "Mule Shoe" resulted in him earning his general's wreath on May 31, 1864. He was assigned to command Cadmus Wilcox's old Alabama brigade in the Petersburg Campaign.
He was conspicuous in the opening operations of the Petersburg siege, and particularly in the battle of the Crater. His brave and distinguished Civil War career came to an end when on August 21, 1864 in the action along the Weldon Railroad, Sanders was mortally wounded. Advancing on foot, a minie ball severed the femoral arteries in both thighs. Sanders asked to be laid down, and, within a few minutes, bled to death. He was buried in Richmond's Hollywood Cemetery.
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Sanders, John Caldwell Calhoun [original burial site] b. April 8, 1840 d. August 21, 1864
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. He was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and at the age of 18 entered the University of Alabama, where he studied until early 1861, when Alabama seceded. Enlisting in the Confederate Guards or Company E, 11th Alabama, he was elected Captain on June 11, 1861. The 11th was ordered to Virginia and assigned on July 21, 1861, to the 5th Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah. By this time most of the army had left for Manassas and was engaged in the First Battle of Bull...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
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Sanders, John Caldwell Calhoun b. April 8, 1840 d. August 21, 1864
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. He was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and at the age of 18 entered the University of Alabama, where he studied until early 1861, when Alabama seceded. Enlisting in the Confederate Guards or Company E, 11th Alabama, he was elected Captain on June 11, 1861. The 11th was ordered to Virginia and assigned on July 21, 1861, to the 5th Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah. By this time most of the army had left for Manassas and was engaged in the First Battle of Bull...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
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