Golden Thread A Confederate officer a day for 10 Months

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General Hugh W. Mercer - LOC
 
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General Hugh W. Mercer - LOC
Hugh Weedon Mercer

Born November 27, 1808
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Died June 9, 1877 (aged 68)
Baden-Baden, Germany
Place of burial Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah
Allegiance
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United States of America
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Confederate States of America
Service/branch
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United States Army
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Confederate States Army
Years of service 1828–1835 (USA)
1861–1865 (CSA)
Rank
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First Lieutenant (USA)
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First Lieutenant (Georgia Militia)
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Brigadier General (CSA)
Unit 2nd U.S. Artillery
Commands held 10th Georgia Infantry Battalion
1st Georgia Infantry Regiment
District of Georgia
Mercer's Brigade
Battles/wars American Civil War
- Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
- Battle of Atlanta .

wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_W._Mercer
 
Gen. Evander McNair
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Born April 15, 1820
Laurel Hill, North Carolina
Died November 13, 1902 (aged 82)
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Buried Magnolia, Mississippi
Allegiance
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United States
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Confederate States of America
Service/branch United States Volunteers
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Confederate States Army
Years of service 1861–1865
Rank
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Brigadier General
Unit Mississippi Rifles
Commands held 4th Arkansas Infantry Regiment
McNair's Brigade
Battles/wars Mexican-American War
American Civil War

wikipedia.org/wiki/Evander_McNair
 
Dandridge McRae
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Dandridge McRae, taken between 1861 and 1865
Born October 29, 1829
Baldwin County, Alabama
Died April 23, 1899 (aged 69)
Searcy, Arkansas, U.S.
Place of burial Searcy, Arkansas, U.S.
Allegiance
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Confederate States of America
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State of Arkansas
Service/branch
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Confederate States Army
Years of service 1861–1864 (CSA)
Rank
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Brigadier general
Commands held
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15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Northwest)
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28th Arkansas Infantry Regiment
McRae's Brigade
Battles/wars American Civil War
Other work lawyer, later Deputy Secretary of State, Arkansas

wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandridge_McRae
 
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Colonel Julius Caesar Boneparte Mitchell, 34th Alabama Infantry - ADA
It was a challenge, but I finally tracked this gentleman down!
The link below is from the book Portraits of Conflict: A Photographic History of Alabama in the Civil War
by Ben H. Severance
https://books.google.ca/books?id=5B...onel Julius Caesar Bonaparte Mitchell&f=false

An amusing story about Mitchell comes from Battle of Stones River: The Forgotten Conflict between the Confederate Army ...by Larry J. Daniel
https://books.google.ca/books?id=p0...onel Julius Caesar Bonaparte Mitchell&f=false
 
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General Young Marshall Moody - LOC
Young Marshall Moody
Library of Congress
Born June 23, 1822
Chesterfield County, Virginia
Died September 18, 1866 (aged 44)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried New Orleans, Louisiana
Allegiance
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Confederate States of America
Service/branch
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Confederate States Army
Years of service 1861—1865
Rank
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Brigadier General
Unit 11th Alabama Infantry
Commands held 43rd Alabama Infantry
Moody's Brigade
Battles/wars American Civil War

wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Marshall_Moody
 
John Hunt Morgan
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Engraving by George Edward Perine (1837–85)
Nickname(s) Thunderbolt
Born June 1, 1825
Huntsville, Alabama
Died September 4, 1864 (aged 39)
Greeneville, Tennessee
Place of burial Lexington Cemetery
Allegiance
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United States of America
Confederate States of America
Service/branch
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United States Army
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Confederate States Army
Years of service 1846–1847 (USA)
1857–1861 (Kentucky militia)
1861–1864 (CSA)
Rank
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First Lieutenant (USA)
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Captain (Kentucky Militia)
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Brigadier General (CSA)
Battles/wars
Mexican-American War

American Civil War

Signature
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wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hunt_Morgan

My favourite photo of JHM!
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