Waxad ku qortaa sii wadida cutubkan - Sanderson wuxuu ku biiray Ciidanka 15aad ee Maraykanka October 24, 1861. Aabihiis John P. Sanderson wuxuu horey u ahaa kornayl kuxigeenka guutadaas oo ka shaqeynayay May 14, 1861 ilaa July 4, 1863. Waxaa loo magacaabay taliye labaad 31kii Oktoobar, 1861. Waxa uu helay shahaadada ugu horreysa ee Lieutenant bishii Abriil 7, 1862, adeegga geesinimada leh ee adeegga ah ee Dagaalkii Shiloh
Waxaa laga hayaa Tennessee Waxaa loo dalacsiiyay taliye koowaad ee ciidanka caadiga ah Nofeembar 9, 1862. Sanderson wuxuu helay shahaadada labaad ee kabtanka bishii Sebtember 1, 1864, adeegga geesinimada iyo sharafta leh inta lagu gudajiray Ololaha Atlanta.