George Wythe Randolph
Born: March 10, 1818
Birthplace: Monticello Plantation, Charlottesville, Virginia
Father: Governor Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. 1768 – 1828
(Buried: Monticello Graveyard, Albemarle County, Virginia)
Mother: Martha “Patsy” Jefferson 1772 – 1836
(Buried: Monticello Graveyard, Albemarle County, Virginia)
Maternal Grandfather: President Thomas Jefferson 1743 – 1826
(Buried: Monticello Graveyard, Albemarle County, Virginia)
Wife: Mary Elizabeth Adams 1830 – 1871
(Buried: Monticello Graveyard, Albemarle County, Virginia)
Married: April 10, 1852
Children: None
Education:
Attended University of Virginia
Occupation before War:
1831 – 1839: Midshipman in United States Navy
Sailed on USS John Adams and USS Constitution on Mediterranean Sea
Suffered from the effects of Tuberculosis.
Did Naval Training at Naval School in Norfolk, Virginia
Studied law under George Tucker.
1840 – 1849: Attorney in Charlottesville, Virginia
1840 – 1849: Lived at Edgehill Plantation
1849 – 1861: Attorney in Richmond, Virginia
Founder of Richmond Mechanics Institute
Officer in Virginia State Historical Society
Organizer of Richmond Howitzers and Served at Harper’s Ferry
1860: His Howitzers became Company H 1st Virginia Militia.
Civil War Career:
Continued to Suffer from the effects of Tuberculosis
1861: Met with United States President Abraham Lincoln.
1861: Richmond Delegate to Virginia State Secession Convention
1861: Major of Richmond Howitzers
1861: Artillery Commander for John Magruder
1861: Served in the Battle of Big Bethel, Virginia
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 2nd Virginia Artillery Regiment
1862 – 1864: Brigadier General in Confederate Army, saw no action
1862: Confederate States Secretary of War Department
1862: Helped reform the Confederate War Department.
1862: Author of Conscription Law for Confederate States Government
1862: Made the Western and Southern Army Defenses Stronger
1862: Came into controversary with President Davis and hidden shells
1862: Argued explosive devices contravened laws of Civilized Warfare
1862: Resigned as Confederate Secretary of War due to health on November 17th
1862 – 1864: Virginia State Senator
1864: Ran the U.S. Navy Blockade and went to Europe to live
1864: Mustered out of the Confederate Army on December 18th
1864 – 1866: Received Medical Treatment for Tuberculosis in England, and Southern France
Occupation after War:
1866: Took Oath of Allegiance to United States in Pau, France
1866 – 1867: Lived at Edgehill Plantation suffering from Tuberculosis.
Died: April 3, 1867
Place of Death: Edgehill Plantation, Charlottesville, Virginia
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis
Age at time of Death: 49 years old
Burial Place: Monticello Graveyard, Albemarle County, Virginia
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