★★★ Fitzgerald, William Bushby

William Bushby Fitzgerald​

Born: 1822

Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia

Father: Edward Fitzgerald 1785 – 1857

Mother: Mary Hite 1794 – 1855

Wife: Clara Semmes 1830 – 1908

(Buried: Holy Rood Cemetery, Washington, DC)​

Occupation before War:

1838 – 1861: Served in the United States Navy​

Civil War Career:

1861: Lt. in Virginia Provisional Navy

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Commander of Land Batteries in Yorktown, Virginia​

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1861: Lt. in Confederate States Navy​

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1861 – 1862: Colonel of proposed Artillery Regiment never raised​

Died: August 9, 1862

Place of Death: Greenville, South Carolina

Age at time of Death: 39 or 40 years old

Cause of Death: Apoplectic Spasm

Burial Place: Christ Episcopal Church, Greenville, South Carolina