Bruce Anderson

Biography

Bruce Anderson (June 19, 1845 – August 22, 1922) was an African American Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher. After working as a farmer in New York, Anderson joined the military to fight in the Civil War. He volunteered with a group of other soldiers to dismantle a palisade blocking his unit's advance.

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