Robert H. Anderson (general)

Robert Houstoun Anderson
Robert Houstoun Anderson
Born	(1835-10-01)October 1, 1835 Savannah, Georgia, US
Died	February 8, 1888(1888-02-08) (aged 52) Savannah, Georgia, US
Place of burial	Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
Allegiance	United States Confederate States of America Georgia
Service / branch	US Army Confederate States Army Georgia Militia
Years of service	1857–1861 (USA) 1861–1865 (CSA)
Rank	Second Lieutenant (USA) Brigadier General (CSA)
Unit	9th U.S. Infantry Regiment
Commands	Republican Blues 1st Georgia Sharpshooter Battalion Fort McAllister 5th Georgia Cavalry Anderson's Brigade Kelly's Division Georgia Hussars (Militia)
Battles / wars	American Civil War Battle of Fort McAllister (1863) Chattahoochee River Battle of Noonday Creek Battle of Atlanta Buckhead Kennesaw Mountain Big Shanty battle of Decatur Battle of Brown's Mill Savannah Campaign Carolinas Campaign Battle of Morrisville
Other work	Police chief, Member of the USMA Board of Visitors

Robert Houstoun Anderson (October 1, 1835 – February 8, 1888) was a West Point graduate, an infantry officer in the United States Army and served as a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. After the war he served as the Chief of Police for the city of Savannah for 23 years and was twice appointed to serve on the Visitor's Board of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. With General Wheeler, General Anderson played an important role in reunification, recommending improvements and changes at West Point like electricity and the telephone in 1887.