Son of William Preston Anderson (1774–1831) and Margaret Lapsley Adair (1794–1875). Thomas moved to Texas in 1852 and practiced law as an attorney. He took the oath as Texas Secretary of State on 22 December 1857 and served 2 years. Thomas married Mary Walker McNeill Harper, the sister of Colonel Henry McNeill, on 30 January 1858 in Travis County, Texas.
He served as delegate to the Texas Secession Convention held in Austin, Texas in late January and early February 1861.
Scott was appointed Colonel in the Confederate States Army on 27 April 1864 by Gen. Magruder and mustered in the Border's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (aka Anderson's Regiment).
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: T scoot Anderson
Age: 31
Birth Year: abt 1829
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Tennessee
Home in 1860: Colorado, Texas
Post Office: Eagle Lake
Family Number: 428
Household Members - Name/Age:
A McNeill 53
T scoot Anderson 31
Mary W Anderson 26
J M Jackson 26
L A Jackson 22
Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: Thomas Scott Anderson
Rank at enlistment: Colonel
State Served: Texas
Service Record: Commissioned an officer in Company S, Texas Anderson's Cavalry Regiment.
Sources Field Officers, Regiments & Battalions of CS Army
(Following info by contributor NONAME)
CAPTAIN TEXAS MILITIA.
In the spring of 1865, he was appointed Inspector General of the District of Texas.
Paroled 21 June 1865 in Houston, Texas.
An obituary called "A MAN OF BRILLIANT INTELECTUAL ACHIEVEMENTS... AS TENDER-HEARTED AS A WOMAN."
He served as delegate to the Texas Secession Convention held in Austin, Texas in late January and early February 1861.
Scott was appointed Colonel in the Confederate States Army on 27 April 1864 by Gen. Magruder and mustered in the Border's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (aka Anderson's Regiment).
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: T scoot Anderson
Age: 31
Birth Year: abt 1829
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Tennessee
Home in 1860: Colorado, Texas
Post Office: Eagle Lake
Family Number: 428
Household Members - Name/Age:
A McNeill 53
T scoot Anderson 31
Mary W Anderson 26
J M Jackson 26
L A Jackson 22
Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: Thomas Scott Anderson
Rank at enlistment: Colonel
State Served: Texas
Service Record: Commissioned an officer in Company S, Texas Anderson's Cavalry Regiment.
Sources Field Officers, Regiments & Battalions of CS Army
(Following info by contributor NONAME)
CAPTAIN TEXAS MILITIA.
In the spring of 1865, he was appointed Inspector General of the District of Texas.
Paroled 21 June 1865 in Houston, Texas.
An obituary called "A MAN OF BRILLIANT INTELECTUAL ACHIEVEMENTS... AS TENDER-HEARTED AS A WOMAN."
Son of William Preston Anderson (1774–1831) and Margaret Lapsley Adair (1794–1875). Thomas moved to Texas in 1852 and practiced law as an attorney. He took the oath as Texas Secretary of State on 22 December 1857 and served 2 years. Thomas married Mary Walker McNeill Harper, the sister of Colonel Henry McNeill, on 30 January 1858 in Travis County, Texas.
He served as delegate to the Texas Secession Convention held in Austin, Texas in late January and early February 1861.
Scott was appointed Colonel in the Confederate States Army on 27 April 1864 by Gen. Magruder and mustered in the Border's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (aka Anderson's Regiment).
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: T scoot Anderson
Age: 31
Birth Year: abt 1829
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Tennessee
Home in 1860: Colorado, Texas
Post Office: Eagle Lake
Family Number: 428
Household Members - Name/Age:
A McNeill 53
T scoot Anderson 31
Mary W Anderson 26
J M Jackson 26
L A Jackson 22
Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: Thomas Scott Anderson
Rank at enlistment: Colonel
State Served: Texas
Service Record: Commissioned an officer in Company S, Texas Anderson's Cavalry Regiment.
Sources Field Officers, Regiments & Battalions of CS Army
(Following info by contributor NONAME)
CAPTAIN TEXAS MILITIA.
In the spring of 1865, he was appointed Inspector General of the District of Texas.
Paroled 21 June 1865 in Houston, Texas.
An obituary called "A MAN OF BRILLIANT INTELECTUAL ACHIEVEMENTS... AS TENDER-HEARTED AS A WOMAN."
He served as delegate to the Texas Secession Convention held in Austin, Texas in late January and early February 1861.
Scott was appointed Colonel in the Confederate States Army on 27 April 1864 by Gen. Magruder and mustered in the Border's Regiment, Texas Cavalry (aka Anderson's Regiment).
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: T scoot Anderson
Age: 31
Birth Year: abt 1829
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Tennessee
Home in 1860: Colorado, Texas
Post Office: Eagle Lake
Family Number: 428
Household Members - Name/Age:
A McNeill 53
T scoot Anderson 31
Mary W Anderson 26
J M Jackson 26
L A Jackson 22
Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: Thomas Scott Anderson
Rank at enlistment: Colonel
State Served: Texas
Service Record: Commissioned an officer in Company S, Texas Anderson's Cavalry Regiment.
Sources Field Officers, Regiments & Battalions of CS Army
(Following info by contributor NONAME)
CAPTAIN TEXAS MILITIA.
In the spring of 1865, he was appointed Inspector General of the District of Texas.
Paroled 21 June 1865 in Houston, Texas.
An obituary called "A MAN OF BRILLIANT INTELECTUAL ACHIEVEMENTS... AS TENDER-HEARTED AS A WOMAN."
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