Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. A graduate of the US Military Academy, he was serving as Captain in the 9th Infantry when he resigned his commission to serve in the Confederate Army in 1861. When the 8th Alabama was organized, he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel, then promoted Colonel in command of the 28th Alabama. In 1862, he led the 28th Alabama at the Battle of Shiloh and in the Kentucky Campaign. Promoted Brigadier General in 1863, he was sent to Tennessee to command the 55th Georgia and 64th North Carolina. He had charge of Cumberland Gap until he was forced to surrender to Union General Burnside in September 1863. After the war he became a merchant and planter in Memphis, Tennessee.
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. A graduate of the US Military Academy, he was serving as Captain in the 9th Infantry when he resigned his commission to serve in the Confederate Army in 1861. When the 8th Alabama was organized, he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel, then promoted Colonel in command of the 28th Alabama. In 1862, he led the 28th Alabama at the Battle of Shiloh and in the Kentucky Campaign. Promoted Brigadier General in 1863, he was sent to Tennessee to command the 55th Georgia and 64th North Carolina. He had charge of Cumberland Gap until he was forced to surrender to Union General Burnside in September 1863. After the war he became a merchant and planter in Memphis, Tennessee.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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