CS Law, Sarah Chapman

Sarah Chapman (Gordon) Law​

Born: August 27, 1805

Birthplace: Wilkes County, North Carolina

Father: Colonel Chapman Gordon 1758 – 1813

(Buried: Wilkesboro Presbyterian Chapel, Wilkes County, North Carolina)​

Mother: Charity Robinett King 1765 – 1858

Husband: Dr. John Sanderford Law 1801 – 1844

(Buried: Bradshaw–Porter Cemetery, Glendale, Tennessee)​

Children:

Augusta Law Erskine Unknown – 1868​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)​

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Virginia Law Sneed 1836 – 1917​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)​

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Rev. John Gordon Law 1839 – 1916

(Buried: West View Memorial Cemetery, Walhalla, South Carolina)​

Role for the Confederate Army:

President of Southern Mothers Hospital​

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Known as "Mother of the Confederacy"​

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Traveled at own expense to aid the Suffering​

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Recognized by General Joseph E. Johnston in Dalton, Georgia​

Died: June 28, 1894

Place of Death: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee

Age at time of Death: 88 years old

Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee

 

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The group, Society of Southern Mothers, that she was president of later evolved into the Confederate Historical Association.