Alfred Ransom Courtney
Born: November 17, 1833
Birthplace: King and Queen County, Virginia
Father: Robert Courtney 1786 – 1861
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Mother: Sarah Campbell 1795 – 1892
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
1st Wife: Lucy P. Shelton 1839 –
2nd Wife: Harriett Newell Wade 1858 – 1920
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Richmond, Virginia
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Captain in Confederate Army, Artillery
1862 – 1863: Major in Confederate Army, Artillery
1862: Court Martialed and found guilty for his role at Antietam
1863: Relieved from the Army of Northern Virginia, April 20th
1863 – 1865: Major of Confederate Army Artillery, Army of Tennessee
1863: Wounded during the Battle of Resaca, Georgia
1864: Participated in the Battles of Atlanta, and Jonesboro, Georgia
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1914: Attorney in Richmond, Virginia
1869 – 1871: Member of Virginia State House of Delegates
Died: November 4, 1914
Place of Death: Richmond, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 80 years old
Burial Place: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
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