Edward Claxton Edmonds
Born: January 21, 1835
Birthplace: Paris, Fauquier County, Virginia
Father: Dr. John R. Edmonds
Mother: Helen Carter
Wife: Margaret Susan Tutwiler 1838 – 1894
(Buried: Shores & Tutwiler Family Cemetery, Fluvanna County, Virginia)
Education:
1858: Graduated from Virginia Military Institute – (11th in class)
Occupation before War:
Co – Principal of Danville Military Academy
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Colonel of 38th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded in the Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia
1863: Led 356 Men onto the field at Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1863: Killed on the 3rd Day of Battle in Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg
Died: July 3, 1863
Place of Death: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Age at time of Death: 28 years old
Original Burial Place: Unmarked Grave on Battlefield at Gettysburg
Burial Place: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
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