{⋆★⋆} BG Lawton, Alexander R.

Alexander Robert Lawton​

Born: November 4, 1818

Birth Place: Beaufort County, South Carolina

Father: Alexander James Lawton 1790 – 1876

(Buried: Bostick Cemetery, Black Swamp, South Carolina)​

Mother: Martha Mosse 1788 – 1836

(Buried: Bostick Cemetery, Black Swamp, South Carolina)​

Wife: Sarah Gilbert Alexander 1826 – 1897

(Buried: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​

Children:

Corrine Elliott Lawton 1846 – 1877​

(Buried: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​

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Lovisa Fredrika Lawton Mackall 1849 – 1925​

(Buried: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​

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Nora L. Lawton Cunningham 1855 – 1943​

(Buried: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​

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Alexander Rudolph Lawton 1858 – 1936​

(Buried: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​

Education:

1839: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (13th​ in class)​

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1842: Graduated from Harvard law school​

Occupation before War:

1839 – 1840: 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, 1st​ Artillery​

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1840: Resigned from United States Army on December 31st​​

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1843 – 1861: Attorney in Savannah, Georgia​

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1849 – 1854: President Savannah and Augusta Railroad

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1854: Alderman for the City of Savannah, Georgia​

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1849 – 1852: Lt. in the Georgia State Militia​

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1852 – 1861: Colonel in the Georgia State Militia​

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1855 – 1856: Georgia State Representative​

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1859 – 1860: Georgia State Senator​

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1860: President of Georgia State Democratic Party Convention​

Civil War Career:

1861: Commissioned Colonel of 1st​ Georgia Infantry​

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1861: Commanded Savannah troops who seized Fort Pulaski​

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1861 – 1865: Brigadier General in the Confederate Army​

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1861 – 1862: Guard troops on Georgia Coast​

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1862: Participated in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign​

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1862: Participated in the Seven Days Campaign​

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1862: Participated in the Second Battle of Bull Run​

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1862: Participated in Battle of Antietam, where he was wounded​

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1862 – 1863: Recuperating in Savannah, Georgia​

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1863 – 1865: Confederate States Quartermaster General for Army​

Occupation after War:

1866 – 1896: Attorney in Savannah, Georgia

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1874 – 1875: Georgia State Senator​

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1877: Vice President of Georgia State Constitution Convention​

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1878 – 1887: President of Augusta and Savannah Railroad Co.​

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1880: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Senator​

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1883: President of American Bar Association​

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1887 – 1889: United States Minister to Austria – Hungary​

Died: July 2, 1896

Place of Death: Clifton Springs, New York

Cause of Death: Apoplectic Paralysis

Age at time of Death: 77 years old

Burial Place: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia

 

[Pollaco]

At 2nd Bull Run and Antietam he was part of Ewell's Division. After a long recovery he was assigned to the staff department (Quartermaster).

 

[Luke Freet]

Alexander Robert Lawton​

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Born: November 4, 1818

Birth Place: Beaufort County, South Carolina

Father: Alexander James Lawton 1790 – 1876

(Buried: Bostick Cemetery, Black Swamp, South Carolina)​

Mother: Martha Mosse 1788 – 1836

(Buried: Bostick Cemetery, Black Swamp, South Carolina)​

Wife: Sarah Gilbert Alexander 1826 – 1897

(Buried: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​

Children:

Corrine Elliott Lawton 1846 – 1877​

(Buried: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​

​

Lovisa Fredrika Lawton Mackall 1849 – 1925​

(Buried: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​

​

Nora L. Lawton Cunningham 1855 – 1943​

(Buried: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​

​

Alexander Rudolph Lawton 1858 – 1936​

(Buried: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​

Education:

1839: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (13th​ in class)​

​

1842: Graduated from Harvard law school​

Occupation before War:View attachment 380148

1839 – 1840: 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, 1st​ Artillery​

​

1840: Resigned from United States Army on December 31st​​

​

1843 – 1861: Attorney in Savannah, Georgia​

​

1849 – 1854: President Savannah and Augusta Railroad

​

1854: Alderman for the City of Savannah, Georgia​

​

1849 – 1852: Lt. in the Georgia State Militia​

​

1852 – 1861: Colonel in the Georgia State Militia​

​

1855 – 1856: Georgia State Representative​

​

1859 – 1860: Georgia State Senator​

​

1860: President of Georgia State Democratic Party Convention​

Civil War Career:

1861: Commissioned Colonel of 1st​ Georgia Infantry​

​

1861: Commanded Savannah troops who seized Fort Pulaski​

​

1861 – 1865: Brigadier General in the Confederate Army​

​

1861 – 1862: Guard troops on Georgia Coast​

​

1862: Participated in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign​

​

1862: Participated in the Seven Days Campaign​

​

1862: Participated in the Second Battle of Bull Run​

​

1862: Participated in Battle of Antietam, where he was wounded​

​

1862 – 1863: Recuperating in Savannah, Georgia​

​

1863 – 1865: Confederate States Quartermaster General for Army​

Occupation after War:

1866 – 1896: Attorney in Savannah, GeorgiaView attachment 380149​

​

1874 – 1875: Georgia State Senator​

​

1877: Vice President of Georgia State Constitution Convention​

​

1878 – 1887: President of Augusta and Savannah Railroad Co.​

​

1880: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Senator​

​

1883: President of American Bar Association​

​

1887 – 1889: United States Minister to Austria – Hungary​

Died: July 2, 1896

Place of Death: Clifton Springs, New York

Cause of Death: Apoplectic Paralysis

Age at time of Death: 77 years old

Burial Place: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia

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Lawton did a good job as brigade and division commander at 2nd Manassas and Antietam. However, his successor as brigade commander, John Brown Gordon, outshone him by lightyears.
From all I can tell, he did good as Quartermaster General, apparently it was his doing that allowed Longstreet to transport his Corps to help Bragg at Chickamauga.

 

[Pollaco]

At Cedar Mountain he was left with a brigade ro guard the trains while a junior officer, Winder, led the division.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General Alexander R. Lawton! Salutes remembering General Lawton on his birthday.

 

[Pollaco]

At 2nd Bull Run and Antietam he was part of Ewell's Division. After a long recovery he was assigned to the staff department (Quartermaster).

He was a brigade commander in Ewell's division but took over command of the division when Ewell was wounded at 2nd Manassas. It was this division that he was leading at Antietam when himself was wounded.This would be his last field service,from then on he either recuperating or was Quartermaster.