William Joseph Hardee
Born: October 12, 1815
Birthplace: Rural Felicity Plantation, Camden County, Georgia
Father: Major John Hardee 1767 – 1838
(Buried: Hull Cemetery, Camden County, Georgia)
Mother: Sarah Ellis 1778 – 1848
(Buried: Hull Cemetery, Camden County, Georgia)
1st Wife: Elizabeth Dummett 1820 – 1853
(Buried: Saint Augustine National Cemetery, Saint Augustine, Florida)
2nd Wife: Mary Foreman Lewis 1838 – 1875
(Buried: Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Alabama)
Married: January 13, 1864, in Marengo County, AlabamaChildren:
Anna Dummett Hardee Chambliss 1846 – 1936
(Buried: Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Alabama)
Private William Joseph Hardee 1847 – 1865
(Buried: Saint Matthews Episcopal, Hillsborough, North Carolina)
Education:
1838: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (26th in class)
Occupation before War:
1838 – 1839: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Dragoons
1838 – 1840: Served in the Seminole War in Florida
1839 – 1844: 1st Lt. United States Army, 2nd Dragoons
1840 – 1842: Studied at Cavalry School of Saumur, France
1842 – 1843: Garrison Duty at Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1843 – 1845: Frontier Duty at Fort Jesup, Louisiana
1844 – 1860: Captain, United States Army, 2nd Dragoons
1846: Captured at the Skirmish at La Rosia, Mexico
1846: Prisoner of war held from April 25th – May 10th
1847: Served in the Siege of Vera Cruz, Mexico
1847: Brevetted Captain for Gallantry at Siege of Vera Cruz, Mexico
1847: Served in the Skirmish at Medellin, Mexico
1847: Served in the Skirmish at La Hoya
1847: Served in the Battle of Contreras, Mexico
1847: Served in the Skirmish at San Augustin
1847: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry at San Augustin
1847: Served in the Battle of Molino del Rey, Mexico
1847: Served in the Capture of Mexico City, Mexico
1848: Recruiter for United States Army
1848: At Cavalry School of Practice in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
1848 – 1849: Served in the march from Laredo to San Antonio
1849 – 1851: Frontier Duty at Fort Inge, Texas
1851: Served in the March to San Saba
1851: Frontier Duty at San Antonio, Texas
1851 – 1852: Leave of Absence from United States Army
1852: Frontier Duty at Fort Graham, Texas
1853 – 1856: Tactics Instructor West Point Military Academy
1853: Secretary of War Jefferson Davis orders Hardee to write an updated manual on the use and tactics of the new weapons now available, specifically the percussion rifle musket
1855: Brevetted Major of United States Army, 2nd Cavalry
1855: Hardee's manual is published, becoming the U.S. Army's guide for commissioned officers in the instruction of their command.
Titled: Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics;
for Exercise and Maneuvres of Troops when acting as Light Infantry or Riflemen
Commonly known today as: "Hardee's Tactics"
Google Books: Vol I - "Schools of the Soldier & Company, Instruction for Skirmishers", 1861 Edition
Google Books: Vol II - "School of the Battalion", 1855 Edition
1856 – 1860: Commandant of Cadets, West Point Military Academy
1860 – 1861: Lt. Colonel of United States Army, 1st Cavalry
1860 – 1861: Leave of Absence from United States Army
1861: Resigned from United States Army on January 31st
Civil War Career:
1861: Colonel of Confederate Army Cavalry
1861: Commander of Fort Gaines & Fort Morgan, Alabama
1861: Brigadier General in the Confederate Army
1861 – 1862: Major General of Confederate Army, Infantry
1862: Recruiter of troops in Arkansas
1862 – 1865: Lt. General of Confederate Army, Infantry
1862: Participated in the Battle of Shiloh
1862: Participated in the Battle of Perryville
1862: Participated in the Battle of Stones River
1863: Participated in the Battle of Chickamuga
1864: Participated in the Atlanta Campaign
1864: Participated in the Battle of Jonesboro
1864: Commander Dept. of South Carolina, Georgia, & Florida
1865: Participated in the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina
1865: Surrendered at Durham Station, Durham, North Carolina
Occupation after War:
Worked on his wife's plantation in Alabama
Warehouse and Insurance Businessman in Selma, Alabama
President of Selma and Meridian Railroad Company
Died: November 6, 1873
Place of Death: Wytheville, Virginia
Cause of Death: Ill Health
Age at time of Death: 58 years old
Burial Place: Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Alabama
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