Everett W. Anderson
Born: July 12, 1839 at Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
U.S. Army
Date of Issue: December 3, 1894
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Everett W. Anderson, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 14 January 1864, while serving with Company M, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry, in action at Crosby’s Creek, Tennessee. Sergeant Anderson captured, single-handed, Confederate Brigadier General Robert B. Vance during a charge upon the enemy.