Gorgas, Josiah

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Josiah Gorgas:​

Born: July 1, 1818
Birthplace: Dauphin County Pennsylvania
Father: Joseph Gorgas 1770 – 1841
(Buried: Center Church of the Brethern Cemetery Louisville Ohio)
Mother: Sophia Atkinson 1778 – 1849
(Buried: Massillon City Cemetery Massillon Ohio)
Wife: Amelia Ross Gayle 1826 – 1913
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery Tuscaloosa Alabama)
Married: December 29, 1853 in Toulminville Alabama
Children:
Major General William Crawford Gorgas 1854 – 1920
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Virginia)
Jessie Gorgas 1856 – 1925
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery Tuscaloosa Alabama)
Mary Gayle Gorgas 1857 – 1944
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery Tuscaloosa Alabama)
Minnie Gorgas Palfrey 1859 – 1953
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery Tuscaloosa Alabama)
Maria Bayne Gorgas 1861 – 1953
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery Tuscaloosa Alabama)
Captain Richard Haynsworth Gorgas 1864 – 1935
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery Tuscaloosa Alabama)
Education:
1841: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (6th​ in class)
Occupation before War:
1841 – 1847: Brevet 2nd​ Lt. United States Army Ordnance Dept.
1847 – 1855: 1st​ Lt. United States Army Ordnance Dept.
1855 – 1861: Captain United States Army Ordnance Dept.
1861: Resigned from United States Army on April 3rd​

Civil War Career:
1861 – 1865: Confederate Chief of Ordnance for the Confederacy
1864 – 1865: Brigadier General in the Confederate Army
Created gunpowder mill in Augusta Arsenal in Augusta Georgia
Found Alternative Sources of Saltpeter

Occupation after War:
1866 – 1868: Manager of iron works at Brierfield Furnace
1868 – 1878: Vice Chancellor University of the South
1878 – 1883: President University of Alabama

Died: May 15, 1883
Place of Death: Tuscaloosa Alabama
Age at time of Death: 65 years old
Cause of Death: Deteriorated health
Burial Place: Evergreen Cemetery Tuscaloosa Alabama