★★★ Lawrence, Robert Josiah

Robert Josiah Lawrence​

Born: September 22, 1825

Birthplace: Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Father: William Haywood Lawrence 1791 – 1858

Mother: Mary Prince 1795 – 1834

Wife: Mary Ledyard 1833 – 1914

(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama)​

Children:

Mary Lavinia Lawrence Watson 1854 – 1933​

(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama)​

Occupation before War:

Clerk in Mobile, Alabama​

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Clerk in Shubuta Clarke County, Mississippi​

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Served in the Mexican – American War​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Captain Company A, 14th​ Mississippi Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Captured and Exchanged Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee​

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1862 – 1864: Major of 14th​ Mississippi Infantry Regiment​

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1864 – 1865: Lt. Colonel of 14th​ Mississippi Infantry Regiment​

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1865: Commander of Lowry's Brigade at Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina​

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1865: Colonel of 14th​ Mississippi Consolidated Infantry Regiment​

Occupation after War:

Clerk in Shubuta, Clarke County, Mississippi​

Died: August 26, 1886

Place of Death: Mobile, Alabama

Age at time of Death: 60 years old

Burial Place: Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama