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Thomas McArthur Anderson (
January 21,
1836 –
May 8,
1917) was a career officer in the
United States Army who served as a general in the
Spanish-American War and the
Philippine-American War.
Anderson was born in
Chillicothe, Ohio. He attended the Cincinnati School of Law and was admitted to the bar in
Cincinnati.
When the
Civil War broke out, he enlisted in the volunteer army. Under the influences of his uncle,
Robert Anderson of
Fort Sumter fame, he received a commission in the
Regular Army and served in the
cavalry throughout the war.
He stayed in the army after the war's end and eventually rose to the rank of
colonel.
He was given a temporary rank of
brigadier general and took command of the first "Philippine Expeditionary Force" during the Spanish-American War. His troops were the first to land in the
Philippines. When
Major General Wesley Merritt arrived in the Philippines, he reorganized the U.S. forces into the VIII Corps. Anderson was appointed to command the 2nd Division, VIII Corps and led it into action at the 1898
Battle of Manila.
When the Spanish-American War ended, Anderson stayed in
Manila where he was placed in command of the 1st Division, VIII Corps and saw action in the 1899
Battle of Manila during the Philippine-American War. After the U.S. forces broke the Filipino siege, Anderson led his division in minor engagements at Santana, San Pedro and Guadalupe. In March 1899, he was given the permanent rank of
brigadier general in the Regular Army.
He retired in 1900 and died 17 years later in
Portland, Oregon. He is buried in
Arlington National Cemetery.
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