Francis “Frank” Kinloch Huger
Born: September 29, 1837
Birthplace: Fort Monroe, Hampton City, Virginia
Father: Major General Benjamin Huger 1805 – 1877
(Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland)
Mother: Elizabeth Celestine PinckneyWife: Donna Julia Trible 1857 – 1921
(Buried: Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia)
Children:Celestine Pinckney Huger 1880 – 1881
(Buried: Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia)
Education:
1860: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (31st in Class)
Occupation before War:
1860 – 1861: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Infantry
1861: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 10th Infantry Regiment
1861: Resigned from United States Army on May 21st
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Captain of Norfolk Light Artillery
1862: Participated in the Seven Days Campaign
1862: Participated in the Second Battle of Bull Run
1862: Participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg
1863 – 1864: Major of Confederate Army Artillery
1863: Participated in the Battle of Chancellorsville
1863: Participated in the Battle of Salem Church
1863: Participated in the Battle of Gettysburg
1863: Participated in the fighting in Eastern Tennessee
1864 – 1865: Lt. Colonel of Confederate Army Artillery
1864: Participated in the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia
1865: Promoted to the rank of Colonel of Confederate Artillery
1865: Captured during the Battle of Sayler's Creek, Virginia
Occupation after War:
Worked for Norfolk & Western Railroad Company
Died: June 11, 1897
Place of Death: Roanoke, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 59 years old
Burial Place: Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia
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