Cullen Andrews Battle
Born: June 1, 1829
Birth Place: Powelton, Hancock County, Georgia
Father: Dr. Cullen Battle 1785 – 1879
(Buried: Shorter Cemetery, Eufaula, Alabama)
Mother: Jane Andrews Lamon 1799 – 1883
(Buried: Shorter Cemetery, Eufaula, Alabama)
Wife: Georgia Florida Williams 1829 – 1895
(Buried: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia)
Children:
Rev. Henry Wilson Battle 1853 – 1946
(Buried: Monticello Memorial Park, Albemarle County, Virginia)
Jennie L. Battle 1866 – 1905
(Buried: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia)
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Alabama
Lt. Colonel of Alabama State Militia
Civil War Career:
1861: Major of 3rd Alabama Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 3rd Alabama Infantry Regiment
1862: Participated in the Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 3rd Alabama Infantry Regiment
1862: Participated in the Battle of South Mountain, Maryland
1862: Participated in the Battle of Antietam, Maryland
1863: Injured by falling from his horse
1863: Participated in the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1863 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1863: Brigade Commander during Mine Run Campaign in Virginia
1863: Brigade Commander during Bristoe Campaign in Virginia
1864: Brigade Commander during Wilderness Campaign in Virginia
1864: Brigade Commander Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
1864: Brigade Commander Battle of North Anna, Virginia
1864: Brigade Commander Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia
1864: Brigade Commander Battle of Monocacy, Maryland
1864: Brigade Commander Battle of Fort Stevens District of Columbia
1864: Brigade Commander Third Battle of Winchester, Virginia
1864: Brigade Commander Battle of Fisher’s Hill, Virginia
1864: Wounded in knee cap during the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Tuskegee, Alabama
Elected United States Representative but refused seat in Congress
Editor of New Bern Journal Newspaper
Mayor of New Bern, North Carolina
Died: April 8, 1905
Place of Death: Greensboro, North Carolina
Age at time of Death: 75 years old
Cause of Death: Septicemia
Burial Place: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia
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