Edwin Alexander Anderson, Jr.

Edwin Alexander Anderson Jr.
Born	(1860-07-16)July 16, 1860 Wilmington, North Carolina
Died	September 23, 1933(1933-09-23) (aged 73) Masonboro Sound, Wilmington, North Carolina
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1882–1924
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	USS Callao (YFB-11) USS Yorktown (PG-1) USS Iowa (BB-4) USS New Hampshire (BB-25) Squadron 3, Patrol Force Squadron 2, Patrol Force Squadron 1, Patrol Detachment, Atlantic Fleet Division 1, Cruiser Squadrons, Atlantic Fleet Commandant, Sixth Naval District United States Naval Forces in European Waters Commander in Chief, Asiatic Fleet
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War Battle of Cienfuegos Battle of Guantanamo Bay Battle of Fort Cayo del Tore Mexican Revolution Battle of Veracruz
Awards	Medal of Honor (1914) Navy Distinguished Service Medal

Spanish–American War

Mexican Revolution

Edwin Alexander Anderson Jr. (16 July 1860 – 23 September 1933) was a United States Navy officer who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the 1914 American intervention at Veracruz. He retired from the Navy in 1924, as an admiral.

Anderson was born in Wilmington, North Carolina. He was appointed a cadet midshipman to the United States Naval Academy from the 3rd Congressional District of North Carolina, on 28 June 1878, and graduated with the Class of 1882, receiving his ensign's stripe on 1 July 1884, after the customary two year's sea duty.

Anderson advanced slowly up the promotion ladder, such advancements in those times being received on basis of seniority; he remained an ensign for ten years before becoming a lieutenant, junior grade. Detached from the cruiser Columbia , Anderson reported on board the cruiser Marblehead on 28 January 1897, and was serving in that ship at the time of the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in the spring of 1898.

At that time, the United States Navy threw a blockade around Cuba. By early May 1898, Marblehead was operating off the south coast of Cuba, off the port of Cienfuegos—a cable terminus important to Spanish communications—in company with the converted yacht Eagle, the gunboat Nashville, the revenue cutter Windom and the collier Saturn.

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