Anderson, Albert R., Major

ANDERSON, MOFFITT

Posted By: Donna Lindauer
Date: 3/3/2026 at 17:12:22

Hot Springs Weekly Star
Hot Springs, South Dakota
Fri, Nov 18, 1898

On Thursday, November 17, 1898, at 11:30 a. m., after a serious illness of two months, Major Albert R. Anderson died. He was taken sick with erysipelas in September upon his return home from the National G. A. R. encampment at Cincinnati. His sickness developed into pyaemia or blood poisoning.

In the death of Major Anderson Hot Springs loses an active, public spirited man, who entered into everything he undertook with great enthusiasm and energy. He was a man of unusual ability, who possessed positive convictions upon all public questions and who never hesitated to express those opinions. He was always outspoken and fearless in battling for what he believed to be for the best interests of the people. In politics he was a foe to be feared, though in private and social life he was always a congenial comparing the principles of the Republican Party.

The deceased leaves a wife, daughter, (Mrs. Dr. Moffitt) and two sons to mourn his death, all of whom were at his bedside when he passed away.

There will be a short funeral service held at the residence Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock, to be conducted by Rev. Lutton, after which the remains will be conveyed to the B.& M. Depot and sent to Sidney, Iowa, the old home of deceased, for burial.

Major Anderson has held many positions of trust and responsibility which we take from the Congressional Directory of the Fiftieth session of congress.

Albert R. Anderson was born in Adams County, Ohio, November 8, 1837, and moved with his parents to Galesburg, Illinois, where he was educated in the common schools and at Knox College; moved to Taylor County, Iowa, in 1857, where he studied law and was admitted to the bar; was appointed postmaster of Clarinda by President Lincoln in 1861; resigned that office to enlist as a private in Company K, Fourth Iowa Volunteer Infancy; was with his company in the battle of Pea Ridge, and was promoted to first lieutenant after the battle; while before Vicksburg he was promoted to the captaincy of his company; while serving as adjutant general of his brigade in the Atlauta campaign he was commissioned major of his regiment, and was mustered in by special order of General O. O. Howard; was commissioned lieutenant colonel of his regiment in 1865; was wounded at Jonesboro August 31, 1864, and again at Bentonville, North Carolina, March 19, 1865; was mustered out of the service in August 1865, and returned to Clairinda; moved to Sidney in 1866; was assessor of internal revenue from 1868 till 1871; was delegate to the National Republican Convention in 1872; was district attorney from 1876 till 1880, when he resigned to become eligible to election as elector at large on the Garfield and Arthur ticket; was appointed state railroad commissioner in 1881; was defeated for congress in 1882, and was elected to the fiftieth congress as an independent republican from the Eighth Iowa district.

Since coming to the Springs in 1892, Major Anderson has served one term as mayor, and at the recent election was elected state's attorney.

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