Edward Porter Alexander
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)
Married: October 1, 1901 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
Children:
Bessie Mason Alexander Ficklen 1861 – 1945
(Buried: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)
Edward Porter Alexander II 1863 – 1930
Lucy Roy Alexander 1863 – 1900
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)
Adam Leopold Alexander 1867 – 1911
(Buried: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)
William Mason Alexander 1868 – 1936
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)
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Education:
1857: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (3rd in class)
Occupation:
1857 – 1858: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army Corps of Engineers
1858 – 1861: 2nd Lt. United States Army Corps of Engineers
1858 – 1859: Assistant Instructor at West Point Military Academy
1859: Instructor of Small Arms at West Point Military Academy
1860: Assistant Instructor at West Point Military Academy
1860: Member of Board for trial of Small Arms
1861: Assistant Engineer Defense Construction at Alcatraz Island
1861: Resigned from United States Army on May 1, 1861
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain in the Confederate Army Engineers
1861: Chief Engineer & Signal Officer to General Beauregard
1861: Participated in the First Battle of Bull Run
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of Confederate Army Artillery Staff officer
1861 – 1862: Chief of Ordnance to General Joseph E. Johnston
1862: Participated in the Peninsula Campaign as Ordnance Officer
1862: Participated in the Seven Days Campaign as Ordnance Officer
1862 – 1864: Colonel of Confederate Army Artillery
1862: Participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia (Artillery)
1863: Participated in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia (Artillery)
1863: Participated in the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1863: Arrived too late to participate in the Battle of Chickamuga
1863 – 1864: Chief of Artillery for Department of East Tennessee
1864: Participated in the Overland Campaign
1864 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Cavalry
1864 – 1865: Participated in the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia
1865: Proposed to General Lee to fight war in guerrilla war style
1865: Participated in the Appomattox Virginia Campaign
1865: Surrendered at Appomattox Court House Appomattox, Virginia
Occupation after War:
1866 – 1869: Mathematics Professor at University of South Carolina
1869 – 1871: President of Columbia Oil Company
1870 – 1872: Actuary of Policy Holders Carolina life Insurance Co.
1871 – 1872: Superintendent Charlotte, Columbia, Augusta Railroad
1872 – 1875: President of Savannah and Memphis Railroad Co.
1875 – 1878: President & General Manager Western Railroad of Ala.
1878 – 1880: President of Georgia Railroad and Banking Company
1880 – 1882: Vice President Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co.
1883 – 1888: Georgia State Capitol Commissioner
President of Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia
1892 – 1893: Engineers Committee to Columbia River Navigation
1893 – 1894: Engineers Committee Chesapeake and Delaware
Duck Hunted with President Grover Cleveland
Died: April 28, 1910
Place of Death: Savannah, Georgia
Cause of Death: Arteriosclerosis, coma, stroke
Age at time of Death: 74 years old
Burial Place: Magnolia Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
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