Oliver Evans Edwards
Born: November 9, 1819
Birthplace: Spartanburg District, South Carolina
Father: Colonel Zachariah Edwards 1796 – 1858
(Buried: Pettit Creek, Baptist Church Cartersville, Georgia)
Mother: Nancy Bobo 1799 – 1873
(Buried: Silver Brook Cemetery, Anderson, South Carolina)
Wife: Rebecca Jane Gray 1828 – 1912
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Spartanburg, South Carolina)
Married: January 23, 1851 in South Carolina
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Spartanburg, South Carolina
Served in South Carolina State Militia as General
1856 – 1861: South Carolina State Representative
Civil War Career:
1861: Civilian Volunteer at 1st Battle of Manassas, Virginia
1861 – 1863: Colonel of 13th South Carolina Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded 2nd Battle of Manassas, Virginia
1862 – 1863: His friends recommended that he be promoted
1863: Mortally Wounded Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
Died: June 21, 1863
Place of Death: Goldsboro, North Carolina
Cause of Death: Died from War Wounds
Age at time of Death: 43 years old
Burial Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Spartanburg, South Carolina
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