★★★ Whitfield, Francis Eugene

Francis Eugene Whitfield
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Born: June 22, 1839

Birthplace: Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Father: Francis Edwin Whitfield 1813 – 1887

Mother: Margaret Ann Fort 1818 – 1835

Wife: Betsie Winifred Whitfield 1843 – 1929

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)​

Children:

Edwin Nott Whitfield 1869 – 1919​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)​

Education:

Graduated from University of Virginia​

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Attended Lebanon law school​

Occupation before War:

Practiced law

Civil War Career:

Colonel of 9th​Mississippi Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Captured during the Battle of Shiloh​

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1864: Wounded during the Battle of Resaca Georgia​

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Brigadier General for Bravery​

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Provost Marshall of Polk's Army Corps​

Occupation after War:

Attorney General for Southern Express Company​

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Leader of the Memphis Tennessee Bar​

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Member of Alcorn County Democratic Executive Committee​

Died: March 18, 1885

Place of Death: St. John's River on a Steamboat, Florida

Age at time of Death: 45 years old

Cause of Death: Sudden Heart Disease

Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery Memphis Tennessee (March 2, 1885)

 

[Pollaco]

Personally captured Union Col. William Shaw of the 14th Iowa Infantry.at Shiloh in the Hornets Nest.

 

[Pollaco]

His wounding at Shiloh prompted the regiment to promote him to Lt. Col. but Gen. Bragg had already appointed a replacement and refused to honor his promotion. Whitfield complained to both the War Department in Richmond and to Jefferson Davis about his situation. Davis directed Bragg to honor the promotion.