CS Garden, Hugh Richardson

Hugh Richardson Garden​

Born: July 9, 1840

Birthplace: Sumter, South Carolina

Father: Alester Garden 1818 – 1848

(Buried: Bloom Hill Cemetery, Sumter, South Carolina)​

Mother: Elizabeth _________Unknown – 1874

(Buried: Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Virginia)​

Wife: Lucy Gordon Robertson 1845 – 1931

(Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia)​

Education:

1860: Graduated from South Carolina College​

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Attended University of Virginia​

Civil War Career:

Private Company D 2nd​ South Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1861: Color Bearer for 2nd​ South Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1862 – 1865: Captain of Confederate Army Artillery​

Occupation after War:

Attorney in Columbia, South Carolina​

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Attorney in Warrenton, Virginia​

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1890 – 1892: Member of Virginia State Bondholders Board​

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Attorney in New York City, New York​

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1890 – 1891: President of New York State Southern Society​

Died: October 25, 1910

Place of Death: Southport, North Carolina

Age at time of Death: 70 years old

Burial Place: Sumter Cemetery, Sumter, South Carolina