Civil War Confederate Army Officer. After serving as a United States Marshal during the late 1850s, and as a 1st Lieutenant in the War with Mexico, he became a Lieutenant Colonel and Battalion Commander of the Phillips Legion of Georgia Volunteer Cavalry (CSA) under Jeb Stuart during the Civil War. He led his Georgia Legion at Gettysburg and all the major battles of Northern Virginia including Chancelsorsville. After the war he was twice elected Treasurer of Bartow County, Georgia, and also elected to two terms as Bartow County Sheriff.
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. After serving as a United States Marshal during the late 1850s, and as a 1st Lieutenant in the War with Mexico, he became a Lieutenant Colonel and Battalion Commander of the Phillips Legion of Georgia Volunteer Cavalry (CSA) under Jeb Stuart during the Civil War. He led his Georgia Legion at Gettysburg and all the major battles of Northern Virginia including Chancelsorsville. After the war he was twice elected Treasurer of Bartow County, Georgia, and also elected to two terms as Bartow County Sheriff.
Bio by: Darryl Starnes
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COMMANDER OF PHILLIPS
LEGION GA. VOL. CAVALRY
GETTYSBURG
CHANSLORSVILLE
COLD HARBOR
WILDERNESS
FREDERICKSBURG
TREVILLION STATION
A CAPTAIN IN THE WAR
WITH MEXICO. CAPT. AND
LT. COL. IN THE WAR
BETWEEN THE STATES
SOLDIER
PLANTER
ATTORNEY
ASST . U.S. MARSHALL
GENTLEMAN
Family Members
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