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Brevet Brigadier General
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Regtl. Quartermaster Shiloh 2020
Asst. Regtl. Quartermaster Antietam 2021
Regtl. Quartermaster Stones River / Franklin 2022
- Joined
- May 7, 2016
- Location
- Alabama
Great question and if I didn't get this one right I will be shunned by my fellow Sons Of Confederate Veterans members here in The Heart of Dixie. ROLL TIDE!!!!!!
Who am I? And what Regiment did I command?
Brigadier General John C. C. Sanders, 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment.
Bonus Question; Brigadier General Emerson Opdycke
Born in 1840, I was a 20 year old college student when my state seceded. I was wounded in the leg at Frazier’s Farm and was out of commission for a month. When I returned to the brigade, I found myself the ranking officer of the regiment – a result of attrition. I led my regiment at Second Manassas. I was promoted to major and again led my regiment at Sharpsburg, where I was slightly wounded in the face. I was promoted to colonel at the age of 22. I led my regiment at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, where I was wounded in the knee and out of commission for 5 months. When I returned, I found myself senior colonel of the brigade, but promotion to Brigadier General was withheld because of my age. After Spotsylvania, I finally received that promotion. I later bled to death at the age of 24 when my femoral arteries were severed at Globe Tavern.
Who am I? And what Regiment did I command?
Brigadier General John C. C. Sanders, 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment.
Bonus Question; Brigadier General Emerson Opdycke