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Joseph G. Sanders was a soldier from the U.S. state of Alabama who served as a commissioned officer in both the Confederate and Union armies during the U.S. Civil War. After initially joining the 31st Georgia Infantry Regiment as a private in 1861, he was elected captain of Company C in that regiment a year later, fighting for the South until he resigned his commission in January 1864 and returned to Alabama, claiming ill health. Once he had returned home, Sanders switched sides and joined the 1st Regiment of Florida Cavalry (U.S.), where he obtained a provisional commission as a Second Lieutenant in F Company of that regiment. While it was not unheard-of for soldiers of one side to enlist in the army of the other, it was virtually unheard-of for an officer of one force to be commissioned in the other, once the war had begun. Quickly establishing a reputation as a local "bushwacker," Sanders wreaked havoc with local 'Rebel' civilians—many of whom were his own neighbors—who accused him of stealing their horses, cattle and other possessions in contradiction of the laws of war. Sent on a recruiting mission in early 1865 into the Florida interior by his superior Brigadier General Alexander Asboth, Sanders disobeyed his orders and spent four months in the Forks of the Creek Swamp near Campbellton, Florida, from which he emerged on 14 March to attack the southern Alabama town of Newton. Defeated by local militiamen, Sanders returned to Federal lines where he managed to talk his way out of a court-martial and was permitted to resign his commission, after being characterized by Asboth as "grossly negligent" and "incompetent."〔(Official U.S. Military Record of Joseph G. Sanders ), statement by Brigadier General Asboth, indicating that Sanders was not guilty (in his opinion) of any "criminality," but that he was guilty of "gross neglect and incompetency to fill a position as a commissioned officer," and recommended his discharge "for the good of the service."〕 After killing a citizen of Newton who was part of a posse sent to arrest him, Sanders fled to DeKalb County, Georgia, where his victim's father is alleged to have hunted him down and killed him.〔 ==Early life and enlistment in 31st Georgia== Prior to the Civil War, Sanders worked as a millwright in rural Dale County, Alabama,〔(Official Confederate Records of Joseph G. Sanders ), petition from Dale County citizens to Jefferson Davis, requesting favorable consideration of Sanders' resignation of commission.〕 where he was apparently well thought of by his neighbors.〔 Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in Company C of the 31st Georgia Infantry (known as "Captain Archer Griffith's Company of Mitchell Guards") on 9 October 1861,〔 in Glennville, Alabama.〔(Official Confederate Records of Joseph G. Sanders ), muster-in roll indicating enlistment under Cpt. Archer in Glennville, Alabama.〕 Initially enlisting for twelve months,〔 he re-enlisted in his same regiment on 13 April 1862 for "two years, or the war," by which time he held the rank of Third Sergeant in his unit and was paid a $50 bonus for signing on again.〔(Official Confederate Records of Joseph G. Sanders ), bounty pay and receipt roll.〕 He was also given a forty-day furlough.〔(Official Confederate Records of Joseph G. Sanders ), regimental return dated April 1862.〕 Sanders' regiment was commanded by then-colonel Clement A. Evans, who would later play a role in Sanders' resignation from Confederate service.〔(Official Confederate Records of Joseph G. Sanders ), roster card.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joseph G. Sanders」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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