{⋆★⋆} BG Higgins, Edward

Edward Higgins
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Born:
1821

Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia

Father: Eugene Higgins 1785 – 1836
(Buried: Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)​

Mother: Elizabeth "Eliza" Andrews 1792 – 1863
(Buried: Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)​

Wife: Anna Maria Zimmerman 1832 – 1905
(Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan, New York)​

Occupation before War:

1836 – 1854: Served in United States Navy rising to Lt.​
1854 – 1861: Steamship Agent for Mail Service​

Civil War Career:

1861: Captain in 1st​ Louisiana Artillery Regiment​
1861: Aide to General David E. Twiggs
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1861 – 1862: Captain of 1st​ Confederate Army, Artillery Regiment​
1862: Lt. Colonel of 21st​ Louisiana Infantry Regiment​
1862: Captured while defending Fort Jackson, and Fort St. Phillip​
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 21st​ Louisiana Infantry Regiment​
1863: Captured during the Surrendering of Vicksburg, Mississippi​
1863 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry​
1863 – 1865: Commander of bay and harbor defense in Mobile, Alabama​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1872: Insurance & Import Businessman in Norfolk, Virginia​
1872 – 1875: Agent for Pacific Mail Steamship Company​

Died: January 31, 1875

Place of Death: San Francisco, California

Age at time of Death: 53 years old

Burial Place: Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California

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