Edward Higgins
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
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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