John Calvin Fiser (Fizer)
Born: May 4, 1838
Birthplace: Dyersburg, Tennessee
Father: Matthew Day Fizer – 1852
Wife: Minerva Hayes Dunn 1848 – 1911
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)
Children:
Julia Fizer Cummins 1869 – 1959
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)
Hays Fizer Fulmer 1872 – 1953
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)
Occupation before War:
Cotton Merchant and Mercantile Businessman in Memphis, Tennessee
Civil War Career:
1861: Lt. Company H, 17th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Adjutant of 17th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1864: Lt. Colonel of 17th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded during the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863: Wounded 3 times during Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1863: Wound and right arm amputated Battle of Fort Sanders
1864: Colonel of 17th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1864: Retired from the Army due to Disability on June 12, 1864
1865: Commander of a Georgia Brigade Carolina's Campaign
1865: Promoted to Brigadier General but commission never reached him
Occupation after War:
Cotton Broker & Dry Goods Merchant in Memphis, Tennessee
1870 – 1871: Member of Confederate Historical Association
1871 – 1876: President of Confederate Historical Association
President of Office Security Building and Loan Association
Died: June 15, 1876
Place of Death: Memphis, Tennessee
Age at time of Death: 38 years Old
Cause of Death: Dysentery
Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee (June 15, 1876)
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