Background
Anderson, Charles Loftus Grant was born on March 8, 1863 in near Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. Son of George Washington and Anna Maria (Winter) Anderson.
Anderson, Charles Loftus Grant was born on March 8, 1863 in near Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. Son of George Washington and Anna Maria (Winter) Anderson.
Student Claverack (New York) College, 1877-1879. University of Pennsylvania, 1881. Doctor of Medicine College Physicians and Surgeons (Columbia), 1884.
House physician and surgeon, Jersey City Hospital, 1885. Commissioned First lieutenant and assistant surgeon, United States Army, 1886. Resigned, 1888; acting assistant surgeon, United States Army, with 5th Army Corps, Santiago Campaign, Spanish-American War, 1898, then on duty at general hospitals, Fort Myer, Virginia, and Savannah, Georgia.
Major and surgeon, United States Volunteers in Philippines, 1899-1901.
Associate in surgery Emergency Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, 1905. Physician, Isthmian Canal Commission, Canal Zone, Panama, 1905-1907.
Amateur swimmer of note. Major Medical Roman Catholic, active service with American Expeditionary Forces, in France, with 2d Division and in commanded of hospitals.
Promoted lieutenant colonel Medical Corps.
Lieutenant colonel Medical Reserve Corps, retired, 1928. Medical specialist, United States Veterans Bureau Founder Vice-President Spanish-American Athenaeum.
Fellow American Medical Association, American Geography Society. Member Association Military Surgs. of the United States, Medical Society of District of Columbia, Anthropology Society Washington (president), Washington Academy Sciences, United Spanish War Veterans, American Legion, Institute de las Espanas.
Knight of the Order of the Thistle
Clubs: University (Washington, District of Columbia).
Married Ruby Scruggs, July 7, 1910.