General Thomas M. Anderson This is Me

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1. 1. The Authentic Campaigner Forums - Wedding Rings

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   Published on: 1/14/2003   Last Visited: 2/3/2003

   The following remarks were written by Colonel Thomas Anderson of the 4th Infantry. Anderson was a close associate of U.S. Grant's during the Mexican War and particularly between 1852-54 in California.
   
   "I never knew any man that showed such growth as did General Grant. I am convinced he became a great general because he went through the tortures of the damned, during his frontier service in California and the Oregon territory. I had known him before, of course, but a true friendship sprung up between us in 1852, when the 4th Infantry was ordered to the Pacific coast. Grant's wife was expecting a child and could not accompany us. Her absence weighed heavily on him and I recall that she had given him a ring which he wore on his left hand. One day he lost it and became visibly upset.

2. 2. Sons of the American Revolution

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   Published on: 11/4/2003   Last Visited: 7/9/2006

   The Oregon and Washington Society was organized June 6, 1891, at Portland, Oregon, mainly through the efforts of General Thomas M. Anderson, then Colonel of the 14th Infantry stationed at Vancouver Barracks.