Anderson was discharged for being underage (15 years) after serving a year in the Civil War. He later re-enlisted. After the war, he was one of the original organizers of Riverside Cemetery and served as its first sexton—an office he held for 29 years, from 1887-1917. Anderson also played a major role in researching and obtaining Riverside Cemetery’s vast horticulture collection. He was in the hand press print¬ing business before the printing industry transferred to linotype machines.
(1846-1917) (Hyacinth, lot 4, row A)
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