Anderson, Marion T
soldier, was born Nov. 13, 1839, in Clarksburg, Ind.
He served as a union soldier during the civil war, and joined company C, seventh Indiana volunteer infantry; and was in the first battle of the war, and captured the first rebel flag.
He was promoted to sergeant, acting major of the regiment, and in 1862 was commissioned second lieutenant.
In 1863 he received his commission as captain, and as such was severely wounded on Dec. 31 of that year. For seven months he was an inmate of Libby prison; was one of the seventy-five officers who drew lots for their lives to afford two victims to be hanged the following morning in retaliation for some executions of rebel spies made by Gen. Burnside in Kentucky; and on Dec. 11 made his successful escape from that prison.