Lafayette McLaws
Born: January 15, 1821
Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia
Father: James McLaws 1790 – 1850
(Buried: Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)
Mother: Elizabeth Huguenin 1793 – 1848
(Buried: Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)
Wife: Emily Allison Taylor 1824 – 1890
(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)
Children:
William Huguenin McLaws 1852 – 1870
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)
John Taylor McLaws 1853 – 1921
(Buried: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)
Laura Taylor McLaws 1856 – 1877
(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)
Uldrick Huguenin McLaws Sr. 1862 – 1934
(Buried: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)
Anna Lee McLaws 1867 – 1890
(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)
Virginia Randall McLaws 1868 – 1967
(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)
Elizabeth Violet McLaws King 1870 – 1952
(Buried: Saint John in Wilderness, Flat Rock, North Carolina)
Education:
1842: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (48th in class)
Occupation:
1842 – 1844: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1844 – 1847: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 7th Infantry Regiment
1847 – 1851: 1st Lt. United States Army, 7th Infantry Regiment
1849 – 1851: Acting Assistant Adjutant General Dept. of New Mexico
1851 – 1861: Captain of United States Army, 7th Infantry Regiment
1861: Resigned from United States Army on April 25th
Civil War Career:
1861: Major in the Confederate Army
1861: Colonel of 10th Georgia Infantry
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General in the Confederate Army
1862: Participated in Seven Days Campaign
1862 – 1865: Major General in the Confederate Army
1862: Participated in Maryland Campaign
1862: Participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863: Participated with Longstreet at Suffolk, Virginia
1863: Participated in the Battle of Gettysburg
1863: Served with the First Army Corps in Tennessee
1863: Participated in the Chattanooga Campaign
1863: Participated in the Knoxville Campaign
1863: Relieved by Lt. General James Longstreet
1864: Court martialed by Lt. General James Longstreet
1864: Left the First Army Corps and Participated in Savannah
1865: Participated in the Battle of Rivers Bridge
1865: Led a division during the Battle of Averasborough, North Carolina
1865: Commander of Confederate 3rd line of defense at Bentonville
1865: Commander of the District of Georgia after Bentonville, North Carolina
Occupation after War:
Agent for Carolina Life Insurance Company
1875 – 1876: United States Collector for Internal Revenue Savannah, Georgia
1875 – 1876: United States Postmaster in Savannah Georgia
Died: July 24, 1897
Place of Death: Savannah, Georgia
Age at time of Death: 76 years old
Cause of Death: Heart Disease
Burial Place: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
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