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Pierre Gustavus Toutant “Little Napoleon” Beauregard :CSA1stNat: Born: May 28, 1818 Birthplace: St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana Father: Jacques Santiago Elie Toutant Beauregard 1789 – 1853 Mother: Helene Judith de Reggio 1793 – 1848 1st Wife: Marie Antoinette Laure Villere 1823 – 1850 (Buried: Saint Bernard Catholic Cemetery, Kenilworth, Louisiana) Married: September 18, 1841 in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana 2nd Wife: Marguerite “Caroline” Deslonde 1831 – 1864 (Buried: Saint John the Baptist Cemetery, Edgard, Louisiana) Married: 1860 in New Orleans Parish, Louisiana Children: Major Rene Toutant Beauregard 1843 – 1910 (Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana) Henri Toutant “Henry” Beauregard 1845 – 1915 (Buried: Saint...
Braxton Bragg :CSA1stNat: Braxton Bragg was a career army officer during the Second Seminole War and Mexican–American War. At the outbreak of the War Between the States, he became a member of the Confederate States Army and was assigned to duty at Richmond, under direction of the President Jefferson Davis. He took charge of the conduct of military operations of the armies of the Confederate States from February 24, 1864, until January 13, 1865, when he was charged with command and defense of Wilmington, North Carolina. He previously had command of an army in the Western Theater. Born: March 22, 1817 Birthplace: Warrenton, North Carolina Father: Thomas Bragg Sr. 1777 – 1863 (Buried: Howard Street Family Cemetery, Ocracoke, North...
John Bell “Sam” Hood :CSA1stNat: Born: June 1, 1831 Birthplace: Owingsville, Kentucky Father: Dr. John Willis Hood 1798 – 1852 (Buried: French Cemetery, Montgomery County, Kentucky) Mother: Theodosia French 1801 – 1886 (Buried: French Cemetery, Montgomery County, Kentucky) Wife: Annie Marie Hennen 1837 – 1879 (Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana) Married: April 30, 1868 in New Orleans, Louisiana Children: Lydia Marie Hennen Hood 1869 – 1879 (Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana) Anna Bell Hood 1870 – 1934 (Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana) Ethel Genevieve Hood 1870 – 1956 (Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana) John Bell Hood Jr. 1871 – 1947 (Buried: Metairie Cemetery...
Albert Sidney Johnston :CSA1stNat: Born: February 2, 1803 Birthplace: Washington, Kentucky Father: Dr. John Johnston 1762 – 1832 (Buried: Washington Baptist Church Cemetery, Old Washington, Kentucky) Mother: Abigail Harris 1770 – 1806 (Buried: Washington Baptist Church Cemetery, Old Washington, Kentucky) 1st Wife: Henrietta Preston 1804 – 1829 (Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky) 2nd Wife: Eliza Griffin 1821 – 1896 (Buried: Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California) Married: October 3, 1843 Children: Colonel William Preston Johnston 1831 – 1899 (Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky) Henrietta Preston Johnston 1832 – 1906 (Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky) Albert Sidney...
Joseph Eggleston Johnston :CSA1stNat: Born: February 3, 1807 Birthplace: Longwood House, near Farmville, Virginia Father: Judge Peter Johnston 1763 – 1831 (Buried: Johnston Cemetery, Abingdon, Virginia) Mother: Mary Valentine Wood 1769 – 1825 (Buried: Johnston Cemetery, Abingdon, Virginia) Wife: Lydia Mulligan Sims McLane 1822 – 1887 (Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland) Married: July 10, 1845 in Prince Edward County, Virginia Children: None Signature: Education: 1829: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (13th in class) Studied Civil Engineering Occupation before War: 1829: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 4th Artillery 1829 – 1836: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 4th Artillery 1836 – 1837: 1st Lt...
Edmund Kirby-Smith :CSA1stNat: Born: May 16, 1824 Birthplace: Saint Augustine, Florida Father: Joseph Lee Smith 1776 – 1846 (Buried: Huguenot Cemetery, St. Augustine, Florida) Mother: Frances Kirby 1785 – 1875 (Buried: Huguenot Cemetery, St. Augustine, Florida) Wife: Cassie Selden 1837 - 1907 (Buried: University of the South Cemetery, Sewanee, Tennessee) Married: September 24, 1861 in Lynchburg, Virginia Signature: Children: Caroline Selden “Carrie” Kirby-Smith Crolly 1862 – 1941 (Buried: University of South Cemetery, Sewanee, Tennessee) Frances Kirby-Smith Wade 1864 – 1952 (Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, California) Edmund Kirby-Smith Jr. 1866 – 1938 (Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Long Beach, California)...
Robert Edward Lee :CSA1stNat: Robert Edward Lee was a soldier from Virginia who first served in the U.S. Army, until his home state seceded from the Union during the outbreak of the Civil War. Lee resigned from the U.S. Army in 1861 and joined the Confederate Army. He is best known for his command of the Army of Northern Virginia starting in 1862. His early record shows that he was an able tactician and battlefield commander, winning most of his battles, frequently besting Armies with Superior numbers. At Gettysburg, by far the largest battle of the war, Lee suffered his greatest defeat. It has been suggested that Lee's principle change to offensive tactics resulted in higher casualties than his army could afford. Although the war...

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