John Gregg
Born: September 28, 1828
Birthplace: Lawrenceville, Alabama
Father: Nathan Gregg 1794 -
Mother: Sarah Pearsall Camp 1800 – 1842
(Buried: Pearsall Cemetery, Colbert County, Alabama)
Wife: Mary Francis Garth Unknown – 1897
(Buried: Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Aberdeen, Mississippi)
Education:
1847: Graduated from LaGrange College
Occupation before War:
Mathematics Professor at LaGrange College
1861: Delegate to Texas State Secession Convention
Civil War Career:
1861: Texas Delegate to Confederate Provincial Congress
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 7th Texas Infantry Regiment
1862: Captured during the Battle of Fort Donelson
1862 – 1864: Brigadier General of Confederate Infantry Regiment
1863: Participated in the Battle of Jackson, Mississippi
1864: Participated in the Battle of Cold Harbor
1864: Wounded during the Battle of the Wilderness
1864: Killed by a strike to the neck along Charles City Road
Place of Death: Richmond, Virginia
Cause of Death: Shots in the Neck
Age at time of Death: 36 years old
Burial Place: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Aberdeen, Mississippi
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