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- Joined
- Apr 11, 2016
- Location
- Upcountry South Carolina
Maxcy Gregg:
Born: August 1, 1814
Birthplace: Columbia South Carolina
Father: Colonel James Gregg 1787 – 1852
(Buried: Elmwood Memorial Gardens Columbia South Carolina)
Mother: Cornelia Manning Maxcy Gregg 1792 – 1862
(Buried: Elmwood Memorial Gardens Columbia South Carolina)
Wife: None
Education:
Graduated from South Carolina College – (1st in class)
Occupation:
Attorney in Columbia South Carolina
Served in the Mexican War rising to Major
Owner of his own private observatory
Strong Advocate for States Rights and Secession
1860: Delegate to South Carolina Secession Convention
Civil War Career:
1861: Colonel of First South Carolina Infantry Regiment
Served on duty on Sullivan's Island & Morris Island
1861: Participated in First Battle of Bull Run
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General in Confederate Army
1862: Participated in the Capture of Harper's Ferry Virginia
1862: Participated in the Battle of Antietam Wounded in thigh
1862: Participated in Battle of Fredericksburg Mortally Wounded Spine
Died: December 15, 1862
Place of Death: Fredericksburg Virginia
Cause of Death: Wounds to his spine
Age at time of Death: 48 years old
Burial Place: Elmwood Memorial Gardens Columbia South Carolina