Thomas Lafayette Rosser
Born: October 15, 1836
Birth Place: Catalpa Hill Plantation, Campbell County, Virginia
Father: Colonel John “Jack” Rosser 1793 – 1876
(Buried: Prairie Grove Cemetery, Prairie Grove, Arkansas)
Mother: Martha Melvina Johnson 1803 – 1859
(Buried: Cremated)
Wife: Betty Barbara “Betty” Winston 1844 – 1915
(Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia)
Children:
Sarah Overton Rosser Cochran 1864 – 1923
(Buried: Glencoe Cemetery, Big Stone Gap, Virginia)
Thomas Lafayette Rosser Jr. 1867 – 1940
(Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia)
William Winston Rosser 1869 – 1884
(Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia)
John Pelham Rosser 1871 – 1872
(Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia)
Elizabeth Florence Rosser 1874 – 1886
(Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia)
Marguerite Rosser Elliott 1879 – 1966
(Buried: Cremated)
Education:
Attended West Point Military Academy, Resigned due to Secession
Civil War Career:
1861: Instructor for Washington Artillery from New Orleans, Louisiana
1861: Commander of 2nd Company of Washington Artillery, 1st Bull Run
1861 – 1862: Captain in Washington Artillery 2nd Company
1862: Lt. Colonel of Confederate Army, Artillery
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 5th Virginia Cavalry
1863: Wounded during the Battle of Kelly's Ford
1863: Disabled until the Gettysburg Campaign
1863 – 1864: Brigadier General of Confederate Army, Cavalry
1864 – 1865: Major General of Confederate Army, Cavalry
1865: Led a charge at Appomattox Court House, Appomattox, Virginia
1865: Escaped the Surrender at Appomattox, Virginia
1865: Helped reorganize the Scattered troops of Army of Northern Virginia
1865: Surrendered at Staunton, Virginia
Occupation after War:
Superintendent of National Express Company
Assistant Engineer for Construction of Pittsburgh Railroad
Chief Engineer for Eastern Division of Northern Pacific Railroad
Chief Engineer for Canadian Pacific Railroad
Gentleman Farmer in Charlottesville, Virginia
1898: Brigadier General in the United States Army, Volunteers
Died: March 29, 1910
Place of Death: Charlottesville, Virginia
Cause of Death: Not Known
Age at time of Death: 73 years old
Burial Place: Riverview Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia
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