The Life of Edward Maffitt Anderson

Authors

Mary E. Keaton, Armstrong State University

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Description

Edward Maffitt Anderson was born on August 6, 1843 in Savannah, Georgia. He was the son of Edward Clifford Anderson and Sarah Williamson Anderson. Edward became a naval hero while serving as a midshipman aboard the C.S.S. Alabama. He was assumed dead when the Alabama was sunk off Cherbourg, France. He survived and returned to Savannah where he lived until his death on January 28, 1923. Although he was a loving son and brother, he never married and left no direct legal descendants.

Publication Date

5-29-1992

Recommended Citation

Keaton, Mary E., "The Life of Edward Maffitt Anderson" (1992). Savannah Biographies. 5.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sav-bios-lane/5