Civil War Confederate Army Officer. He was the Civil engineer on General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Staff, killed at Chancellorsville in the barrage of friendly fire that mortally wounded Jackson. Probably born in Fluvanna County, Virginia, he was a son of Dr. Thomas Hamlin and Lucy Ann Steptoe (Skinker) Boswell, and brother to Pvt. Peter Keith Boswell of the famed Black Horse Cavalry, Company H, 4th Virginia Cavalry. His 1st cousins, brothers Pvt. Isham Keith and Adjutant James Keith were also in the Black Horse Cavalry. Captain Boswell was unmarried. Nicknamed "Preserves" because he loved jelly, he worked as a Civil engineer in Missouri and Alabama. Joining Jackson's staff in February 1862, Boswell worked closely with his great friend Captain Jedediah Hotchkiss, who was Jackson's Captain of Engineers and topographer. Together they designed the maps that Jackson consulted to plan and make his trademark bold battle maneuvers. In the 2003 movie "Gods and Generals," Matthew Staley acted the part of then-Lieutenant Boswell.
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. He was the Civil engineer on General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Staff, killed at Chancellorsville in the barrage of friendly fire that mortally wounded Jackson. Probably born in Fluvanna County, Virginia, he was a son of Dr. Thomas Hamlin and Lucy Ann Steptoe (Skinker) Boswell, and brother to Pvt. Peter Keith Boswell of the famed Black Horse Cavalry, Company H, 4th Virginia Cavalry. His 1st cousins, brothers Pvt. Isham Keith and Adjutant James Keith were also in the Black Horse Cavalry. Captain Boswell was unmarried. Nicknamed "Preserves" because he loved jelly, he worked as a Civil engineer in Missouri and Alabama. Joining Jackson's staff in February 1862, Boswell worked closely with his great friend Captain Jedediah Hotchkiss, who was Jackson's Captain of Engineers and topographer. Together they designed the maps that Jackson consulted to plan and make his trademark bold battle maneuvers. In the 2003 movie "Gods and Generals," Matthew Staley acted the part of then-Lieutenant Boswell.
Bio by: BigFrench
Gravesite Details
Originally buried in the family burying ground at Ellwood plantation, Wilderness Corner.
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