Joseph G. Sanders
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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
Colonel Clement A. Evans, Sanders' regimental commander during his Confederate service.
Brig. General Alexander Asboth, commanding U.S. forces in the Pensacola area.
Civil War Monument in Newton. Located just south of the battle site.
Battle of Newton
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The Battle of Newton was a minor skirmish that took place in the small town of Newton, Alabama, on 14 March 1865, during the final days of the U.S. Civil War. It was fought between local Home Guard tr
Joseph G. Sanders
…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…
Newton, Alabama, in 2009. The old courthouse square sits just to the right of where this photo was taken.