James Anderson (Medal of Honor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Anderson (Medal of Honor)

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Date of Birth: 28-May-1849

Place of Birth: Canada

Date of Death: 31-May-1918

Profession: soldier

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

James Anderson (May 28, 1849 – May 31, 1918), born James Anderson Smythe, was a Canadian-born soldier in the U.S.
Army who served with the 6th U.S.
Cavalry during the Texas–Indian Wars.
He was one of six men received the Medal of Honor for gallantry against a hostile band of Plains Indians at the Wichita River in Texas on October 5, 1870.