CS Wise, George Douglas

George Douglas Wise​

Born: June 4, 1831

Birthplace: Deep Creek Plantation in Accomack County, Virginia

Father: Tully Robinson Wise 1797 – 1844

Mother: Margaret Douglas Pettitt 1803 – 1866

Wife: Marietta Lewis 1837 – 1894

Children: None

Education:

Graduated from Indiana University​

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Studied law at College of William and Mary

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Richmond, Virginia​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Lt. in the Confederate States Infantry​

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Adjutant for 1st​ Kentucky Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Volunteer Aide on General Holmes Staff, Seven Days Campaign​

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1862: Volunteer aide to his uncle Brig. General Henry Wise​

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Lt. and Ordnance Officer assigned to Brig. General Taylor's Brigade​

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Captain and Ordnance Officer, as well as Assistant Adjutant Inspector General, served under Generals Stevenson, and Cumming​

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1863: Captured at the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi​

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1864: Wounded during the Battle of Resaca, Georgia​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1870: Attorney in Richmond, Virginia​

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1870 – 1889: Commonwealth Attorney for the City of Richmond​

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1881 – 1889: United States Congressman from Virginia​

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1887 – 1889: Chairman of House Manufactures Committee​

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1889 – 1890: Presented Credentials and served in U.S. Congress​

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1891 – 1895: United States Congressman from Virginia​

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1892 – 1895: Chairman House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee​

Died: February 4, 1908

Place of Death: Richmond, Virginia

Age at time of Death: 76 years old

Burial Place: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia