Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Following his graduation from Virginia Military Institute in 1853, he was employed under William Mahone as an engineer with the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad. He joined the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant in 1856 and saw service at Fort Vancouver and Walla Walla in the Washington Territory. When the Civil War started, he joined the Confederate States Infantry as a Lieutenant and was promoted to Colonel and commander of the 55th Virginia Infantry Regiment in 1861. Under his command, his regiment saw action at the Battles of Frayser's Farm (where they captured two Union batteries), Cedar Mountain, Second Manassas, Harper's Ferry, and Fredericksburg. During the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863, he was killed on the battlefield while leading his men in a furious attack. He was the son of United States Congressman Francis Mallory.
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Following his graduation from Virginia Military Institute in 1853, he was employed under William Mahone as an engineer with the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad. He joined the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant in 1856 and saw service at Fort Vancouver and Walla Walla in the Washington Territory. When the Civil War started, he joined the Confederate States Infantry as a Lieutenant and was promoted to Colonel and commander of the 55th Virginia Infantry Regiment in 1861. Under his command, his regiment saw action at the Battles of Frayser's Farm (where they captured two Union batteries), Cedar Mountain, Second Manassas, Harper's Ferry, and Fredericksburg. During the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863, he was killed on the battlefield while leading his men in a furious attack. He was the son of United States Congressman Francis Mallory.
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