John C. C. Sanders

John C. C. Sanders
Born(1840-04-04)April 4, 1840
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
DiedAugust 21, 1864(1864-08-21) (aged 24)
Petersburg, Virginia, U.S.
Buried
Hollywood Cemetery
Richmond, Virginia
reburied Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama, 1918
AllegianceConfederate States of America
BranchConfederate States Army
Years of service18611864
Rank Brigadier General
Commands11th Alabama Infantry
Sanders' Brigade
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War

John Caldwell Calhoun Sanders (April 4, 1840 August 21, 1864) was one of the Confederate States Army's youngest brigadier generals during the American Civil War (Civil War). He was killed in the Battle of Globe Tavern along the Weldon Railroad during the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia on August 21, 1864.