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Edward Porter Alexander :CSA1stNat: Edward Porter Alexander was a military engineer, railroad executive, planter, and author. He served first as an officer in the United States Army and later, in the Confederate Army, rising to the rank of brigadier general. Born: May 26, 1835 Birthplace: Washington, Georgia Father: Adam Leopold Alexander Sr. 1803 – 1882 (Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia) Mother: Sarah Hillhouse Gilbert 1805 – 1855 (Buried: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia) 1st Wife: Betty Jacqueline Mason 1836 – 1890 (Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia) Married: April 3, 1860 in King George County, Virginia 2nd Wife: Mary Landon Mason 1861 – 1946 (Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Maryland)...
Joseph Reid Anderson :CSA1stNat: Born: February 16, 1813 Birthplace: Walnut Hill Plantation, Botetourt County, Virginia Father: Colonel William Anderson 1764 – 1839 (Buried: Fincastle Presbyterian Church, Fincastle, Virginia) Mother: Anne Thomas 1770 – 1830 (Buried: Fincastle Presbyterian Church Fincastle, Virginia) 1st Wife: Sarah Elizabeth Archer 1819 - 1881 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) Married: May 3, 1837 2nd Wife: Mary Evans Pegram 1832 – 1911 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) Married: 1881 in Richmond, Virginia Children: Lt. Colonel Archer Anderson 1838 – 1918 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) Kathleen Anderson Watson 1840 – 1863 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond...
James Henry Burton :CSA1stNat: Born: August 17, 1823 Birthplace: Shannondale, Virginia Father: Charles Burton 1782 – 1843 Mother: Clarinda Williams 1800 – 1875 Wife: Cornelia Mauzy Wife: Elizabeth Evering Keller 1831 – 1858 Wife: Eugenia Harper Mauzy 1840 – 1924 (Buried: Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia) Married: June 1859 at Harpers Ferry Presbyterian Church, in Harpers Ferry, Virginia Children: Charles M. Burton 1845–1912 George Y. Burton 1847–1905 Belle Johnson Burton Tearney 1866–1927 Henry Edward Burton 1868 - Education: Attended the West Chester Academy in Chester, Pennsylvania Occupation before War: 1844: Served as a machinist at Harpers Ferry Armory, Virginia 1849: Acting Master Armorer serving at...
Henry Hull Carlton Born: May 14, 1834 Birthplace: Athens, Georgia Father: James R. Carlton 1795 – 1888 (Buried: Oconee Hill Cemetery Athens, Georgia) Mother: Elizabeth A. Epsy 1802 – 1865 (Buried: Oconee Hill Cemetery Athens, Georgia) Wife: Helen C. Newton 1844 – 1934 (Buried: Oconee Hill Cemetery Athens, Georgia) Married: 1867 Children: John Newton Carlton 1870 – 1935 (Buried: Oconee Hill Cemetery Athens, Georgia) Henry Hull Carlton Jr. 1872 – 1943 (Buried: Oconee Hill Cemetery Athens, Georgia) Helen Carlton Mell 1877 – 1956 (Buried: Oconee Hill Cemetery Athens, Georgia) Marion Long Carlton 1878 – 1914 (Buried: Oconee Hill Cemetery Athens, Georgia) Education: 1857: Graduated from Jefferson Medical College...
Alfred Ransom Courtney :CSA1stNat: Born: November 17, 1833 Birthplace: King and Queen County, Virginia Father: Robert Courtney 1786 – 1861 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) Mother: Sarah Campbell 1795 – 1892 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) 1st Wife: Lucy P. Shelton 1839 – 2nd Wife: Harriett Newell Wade 1858 – 1920 Occupation before War: Attorney in Richmond, Virginia Civil War Career: 1861 – 1862: Captain in Confederate Army, Artillery 1862 – 1863: Major in Confederate Army, Artillery 1862: Court Martialed and found guilty for his role at Antietam 1863: Relieved from the Army of Northern Virginia, April 20th 1863 – 1865: Major of Confederate Army Artillery, Army of Tennessee 1863: Wounded...
John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren :us34stars: Born: November 13, 1809 Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Father: Bernhard Ulrik Dahlgren (1784-1824) (Buried: West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania) Mother: Martha Rowan (1789–1838) (Buried: West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania) 1st Wife: Mary Clement Bunker (1817–1855) (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Married: January 8, 1839 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2nd Wife: Sarah Madeleine Vinton (1825-1898) (Buried: Saint Michael's Catholic Church Cemetery, Poplar Springs, Maryland) Married: 5pm on August 2, 1865 at the home of Rev. Dr. Cumins, pastor of St. Stevens Church, Washington, DC Children: Charles Bunker Dahlgren...
Hugh Richardson Garden :CSA1stNat: Born: July 9, 1840 Birthplace: Sumter, South Carolina Father: Alester Garden 1818 – 1848 (Buried: Bloom Hill Cemetery, Sumter, South Carolina) Mother: Elizabeth _________Unknown – 1874 (Buried: Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Virginia) Wife: Lucy Gordon Robertson 1845 – 1931 (Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia) Education: 1860: Graduated from South Carolina College Attended University of Virginia Civil War Career: Private Company D 2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment 1861: Color Bearer for 2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment 1862 – 1865: Captain of Confederate Army Artillery Occupation after War: Attorney in Columbia, South Carolina Attorney in Warrenton, Virginia...
Josiah Gorgas :CSA1stNat: Born: July 1, 1818 Birthplace: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Father: Joseph Gorgas 1770 – 1841 (Buried: Center Church of the Brethern Cemetery, Louisville, Ohio) Mother: Sophia Atkinson 1778 – 1849 (Buried: Massillon City Cemetery, Massillon, Ohio) Wife: Amelia Ross Gayle 1826 – 1913 (Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Alabama) Married: December 29, 1853 in Toulminville, Alabama Children: Major General William Crawford Gorgas 1854 – 1920 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Jessie Gorgas 1856 – 1925 (Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Alabama) Mary Gayle Gorgas 1857 – 1944 (Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Alabama) Minnie Gorgas Palfrey 1859 – 1953 (Buried...
Charles Edward Hazlett :us34stars: Born: October 15, 1838 Birthplace: Newark, Ohio Father: Robert Hazlett 1796–1860 (Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio) Mother: Lucy Welles Reed Hazlett 1804–1868 (Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio) Education: Briefly attended Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio Accepted to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. During his first year at the academy, he was court-martialed and suspended for several months 1861: Graduated from the United States Military Academy on May 6, 15th of 45 in his class Civil War History: 1861: Assigned to the 2nd U.S. Cavalry as a 2nd lieutenant 1861: Promoted to 1st lieutenant and transferred to Battery D, 5th U.S. Artillery...
Mathias Winston "Wint" Henry :CSA1stNat: Born: November 28, 1838 Birthplace: Bowling Green, Kentucky Father: Matthew Winston Henry 1790 – 1838 (Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky) Mother: Juliette Frances Pitts 1797 – 1845 (Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky) Wife: Susan Randolph Burwell 1845 – 1923 (Buried: Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Virginia) Children: Juliette Burwell Henry Jones 1876 – 1970 (Buried: Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Virginia) Dorothy Willing Page Henry Frost 1878 – 1943 (Buried: Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Virginia) Education: May 1861: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (44th) Occupation before War: 1861: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Rifles...
Henry Jackson Hunt :us34stars: Born: September 14, 1819 Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan Father: Samuel Wellington Hunt 1799 – 1829 Mother: Julia Ann Herrick 1799 – 1827 1st Wife: Emily Caroline DeRussy 1831 – 1857 (Buried: Saint Johns Church Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia) 2nd Wife: Mary Bethune Craig 1836 – 1911 (Buried: U.S. Soldiers and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Children: Emily De Russy Hunt 1852 – 1873 (Buried: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, Missouri) Lt. Henry Jackson Hunt Jr. 1855 – 1886 (Buried: U.S. Soldiers and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Conway Bethune Hunt 1861 – 1947 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Maria Bethune Hunt 1862 – 1938 (Buried: U.S...
Andrew Jackson III :CSA1stNat: Born: April 4, 1834 Birthplace: Hermitage Plantation, Davidson County, Tennessee Father: Andrew Jackson Jr. 1808 – 1865 (Buried: Jackson Family Cemetery, Hermitage Plantation, Tennessee) Mother: Sarah Yorke 1803 – 1887 (Buried: Jackson Family Cemetery, Hermitage Plantation, Tennessee) Wife: Amy Ann Rich 1851 – 1921 (Buried: Jackson Family Cemetery, Hermitage Plantation, Tennessee) Children: Andrew Jackson IV 1887 – 1953 (Buried: Jackson Family Cemetery, Hermitage Plantation, Tennessee) Education: Attended Western Military Institute, and Kentucky Military Institute 1858: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (15th in Class) Occupation before War: 1858 – 1859: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States...
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson :CSA1stNat: Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson was a former U.S. Army Officer, turned Artillery Instructor at Virginia Military Institute, until the outbreak of Civil War in 1861, when he joined the Confederate Army. As a General, Jackson became known as one of the best Confederate commanders. He had a prominent role at the First Battle of Bull Run, and played a key role in winning many significant battles that followed in the Eastern Theater of the war. He was one of General Lee's most dependable officers until he was badly wounded in the arm by friendly fire at the Battle of Chancellorsville in May of 1863. The medically required amputation of the damaged limb led to his untimely death several...
Charles Tillinghast James :us34stars: Born: September 15, 1805 Birthplace: West Greenwich, Rhode Island Father: Silas James 1758 – 1836 (Buried: Silas James Lot West, Greenwich, Rhode Island) Mother: Phebe Tillinghast 1768 – 1848 (Buried: Silas James Lot West, Greenwich, Rhode Island) 3.8 in. James Solid Shot Patented by James 2/26/1856 Public Domain Photo by U.S. Gov. Employee Natl. Museum of Am. History Wife: Lucinda Waite 1809 – 1901 (Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island) Children: Abby James Slocum 1830 – 1907 (Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island) Charles Tillinghast James Jr. 1836 – 1845 (Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island) Lucinda Elizabeth James 1840 – 1851...
Catesby ap Roger Jones Sr. :CSA1stNat: Born: April 15, 1821 Birthplace: Fairfield, Virginia Father: Major Roger ap Catesby Jones 1788 – 1852 (Buried: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Mother: Mary Ann Mason Page 1800 – 1872 (Buried: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Wife: Gertrude Thomas Tarrt 1842 – 1926 (Buried: Live Oak Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama) Children: Roger ap Catesby Jones Jr. 1867 – 1945 (Buried: New Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Alabama) Tartt Catesby Jones 1870 – 1879 (Buried: Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Alabama) Dr. Catesby ap Catesby Jones 1870 – 1947 (Buried: New Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Alabama) Gertrude Letitia Jones Melvin 1872 – 1937 (Buried: New Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Alabama) Mary Page...
David Gregg McIntosh :CSA1stNat: Born: March 16, 1836 Birthplace: Society Hill, Darlington County, South Carolina Father: James Hawes McIntosh 1800 – 1858 (Buried: Welsh Neck Baptist Church Cemetery, Society Hill, South Carolina) Mother: Martha A. Gregg 1812 – 1874 (Buried: Welsh Neck Baptist Church Cemetery, Society Hill, South Carolina) Wife: Virginia Pegram 1843 – 1920 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) Children: Virginia Pegram McIntosh 1866 – 1896 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) Margaret McIntosh Morton 1873 – 1942 (Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) David Gregg McIntosh Jr. 1877 – 1940 (Buried: Saint Thomas Episcopal Church, Owings Mills, Maryland) Education: 1855: Graduated...
Alfred Mordecai Jr. :us34stars: Born: June 30, 1840 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Father: Alfred Mordecai Sr. 1804 – 1887 (Buried: Mikveh Israel Cemetery No. 2, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Mother: Sara Ann Hays 1805 – 1894 (Buried: Mikveh Israel Cemetery No. 2, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Wife: Sally Sanford Maynadier 1840 – 1885 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Wife: Dora Varney 1850 – 1923 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Children: Sara Hays Mordecai Miley 1869 – 1961 (Buried: San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, California) Margaret Baldwin Mordecai 1870 – 1872 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery Washington D.C.) Laura Mordecai Summerall 1872 – 1948 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington...
Alfred Mordecai Sr. Birthplace: Warrenton, North Carolina Father: Jacob Mordecai 1762 – 1838 (Buried: Hebrew Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) Mother: Rebecca Mears Myers 1776 – 1863 (Buried: Hebrew Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia) Wife: Sara Ann Hays 1805 – 1894 (Buried: Mikveh Israel Cemetery No. 2, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Children: Brig. General Alfred Mordecai Jr. 1840 – 1920 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Augustus Mordecai II 1847 – 1918 (Buried: Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio) Education: 1823: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (1st in class) Occupation before War: 1823: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army Engineers 1823 – 1832: 2nd Lt. United States Army Engineers 1823 – 1824: Assistant...
Robert Parker Parrott :us34stars: Born: October 5, 1804 Birthplace: Lee, New Hampshire Father: United States Senator John Fabyan Parrott 1767 – 1836 (Buried: Toscan Parrott Family Cemetery, Greenland, New Hampshire) Mother: Hannah Skilling Parker 1771 – 1850 (Buried: Toscan Parrott Family Cemetery, Greenland, New Hampshire) Wife: Mary Kemble 1799 – 1890 (Buried: Cold Spring Cemetery, Cold Spring, New York) Children: None Education: 1820-1824: Cadet at United States Military Academy at West Point, Graduating With Honors, 3rd in his Class Military Service: 1824: Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the 3rd Regiment of United States Artillery 1824-1829: Served as Assistant Professor at West Point teaching Natural &...
George Douglas Ramsay :us34stars: Born: February 21, 1802 Birthplace: Dumfries, Virginia Father: Andrew Ramsay 1772 – 1828 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Mother: Catherine Graham 1776 – 1844 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) 1st Wife: Frances Whetcroft Munroe 1806 – 1835 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) 2nd Wife: Eliza H. Gales 1815 – 1891 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Children: Rear Admiral Francis Munroe Ramsay 1835 – 1914 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Julianna Gales Ramsay 1840 – 1883 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Captain George Douglas Ramsay Jr. 1842 – 1878 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Lt. Colonel Joseph...

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