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C I V I L W A R
1861- 1865
LIST OF 53 CONFEDERATE GENERALS IN BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG:
"FULL GENERALS" (1)
1) ROBERT E. LEE:
Date Of Rank: June 14, 1861
Date Of Birth: January 19, 1807
Date of Death: October 12, 1870 Lexington
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Lexington
LIEUTENANT GENERALS (3)
1) *JAMES LONGSTREET:
Date of Rank: October 9, 1862
Date of Birth: January 8, 1821 Edgefield District, South Car.
Date Of Death: January 2, 1904 Gainsville, Ga.
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Gainesville, Georgia
2) *RICHARD S. EWELL:
Date of Rank: May 23, 1863
Date of Birth: February 8, 1817 Georgetown, D.C.
Date of Death: January 25, 1872 Spring Hill, Tennesee
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Old City Cemetery, Nashville
3) *AMBROSE P. HILL:
Date of Rank: May 24, 1863
Date of Birth: November 9, 1825 Culpeper, Virginia
Date of Death: April 2, 1865 Petersburg
Cause of Death: killed by a Federal straggler on the Petersburg
lines.
Buried: in Richmond, under a monument to his memory
MAJOR GENERALS (11)
1) *LAFAYETTE McLAWS"
Date of Rank: May 23, 1862
Date of Birth: January 15, 1821 Augusta, Georgia
Date of Death: July 24, 1897 Savanna, Georgia
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: in Savanna
2) *GEORGE E. PICKETT:
Date of Rank: October 10, 1862
Date of Birth: January 28, 1825 Richmond, Virginia
Date of Death: July 30, 1875 Norfolk, Virginia
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Richmond, Virginia
3) *JOHN B. HOOD:
Date of Rank: October 10, 1862
Date of Birth: June 1, 1831 Owingsville, Kentucky
Date of Death: August 30, 1879 New Orleans
Cause of Death: yellow fever
Buried: Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans, La.
4) *JUBAL A. EARLY:
Date of Rank: January 17, 1863
Date of Birth: November 3, 1816 Franklin County, Virginia
Date of Death: March 2, 1894 Lynchburg, Virginia
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Lynchburg, Virginia
5) *EDWARD JOHNSON: Old Allegheny
Date of Rank: February 28, 1863
Date of Birth: April 16, 1816 Salisbury, Chesterfield County,
Virginia.
Date of Death: March 2, 1873 Richmond, Va.
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
6) ROBERT E. RODES:
Date of Rank: October 21, 1861
Date of Birth: March 29, 1829 Lynchburg, Va.
Date of Death: September 19, 1864
Cause of Death: mortally wounded at Winchester during
counterattack.
Buried: He is buried in the city of his birth.
7) *RICHARD H. ANDERSON:
Date of Rank: July 14, 1862
Date of Birth: October 7, 1821 Hillcrest, Sumter County, S.C.
Date of Death: June 26, 1879 Beaufort, South Carolina
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Beaufort, South Carolina
8) *HENRY HETH:
Date of Rank: October 10, 1862
Date of Birth: December 16, 1825 Chesterfield County, Va.
Date of Death: September 27, 1899 Washington, D.C.
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
9) *WILLIAM D. PENDER:
Date of Rank: May 27, 1863
Date of Birth: February 6, 1834 Edgecomb County, N.C.
Date of Death: July 18, 1863 Staunton, Virginia
Cause of Death: wounded by a fragment of shell, at Gettysburg.
On his way home, infection set in which resulted
in amputation of the leg. Did not recuperate.
Buried: His body was taken to North Carolina and buried in the
yard of Calvary Church at Tarboro.
10) *ISAAC R. TRIMBLE:
Date of Rank: January 17, 1863
Date of Birth: May 15, 1802. Culpeper County, Virginia
Date of Death: January 2, 1888 Baltimore
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore.
11) *JAMES E.B. STUART:
Date of Rank: July 25, 1862
Date of Birth: February 6, 1833 Patrick county, Virginia
Date of Death: May 12, 1864 Richmond, Virginia
Cause of Death: Mortally wounded after intercepting Sheridan's raid at
Yellow Tavern in front of Richmond.
Buried: Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond
BRIGADIER GENERALS (38)
1) *WILLIAM H. PENDLETON:
Date of Rank: March 26, 1862
Date of Birth: December 26, 1809 Richmond, Virginia
Date of Death: January 15, 1883 Lexington
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Lexington
2) JOSEPH B. KERSHAW:
Date of Rank: February 13, 1862
Date of Birth: January 5, 1822 Camden, South Carolina
Date of Death: April 13, 1894 Camden
Cause of Death: failing health
Buried: Quaker Cemetery
3) WILLIAM BARKSDALE:
Date of Rank: August 12, 1862
Date of Birth: August 21, 1821 Smyrna, Rutherford County,
Tennessee.
Date of Death: February 3, 1895 on his estate near Charlotte
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Charlotte
4) PAUL J. SEMMES:
Date of Rank: March 11, 1862
Date of Birth: June 4, 1815 Montford's Plantation, Wilkes
County, Georgia.
Date of Death: July 10, 1863 Martinsburg, W. Virginia
Cause of Death: mortally wounded at Gettysburg.July 2,
conveyed across the Potomac to Martinsburg,
where he died on the 10th.
Buried: Temporarily buried at Martinsburg, his remains were
later interred in Linnwood Cemetery, Columbus,
Georgia.
5) WILLIAM T. WOFFORD:
Date of Rank: January 17, 1863
Date of Birth: June 28, 1824 Habersham County, Georgia
Date of Death: May 22, 1884 near Cass Station, Georgia
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Cassville Cemetery
6) *RICHARD B. GARNETT:
Date of Rank: November 14, 1861
Date of Birth: November 21, 1817 "Rose Hill" Essex
County,Va.
Date of Death: July 3, 1863 Gettysburg
Cause of Death: his brigade of five Virginia regiments, were in
the front rank of Pickett's assault. Garnett
disappeared in the holocaust of flame and
smoke, a few moments later, his riderless horse,
streaming blood came galloping to the rear.
Buried: the location of Garnett's grave is unknown.
7) JAMES L. KEMPER:
Date of Rank: June 3, 1862
Date of Birth: June 11, 1823 Madison County, Virginia
Date of Death: April 7, 1895 Orange County, Virginia
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Orange County, Virginia
8) LEWIS A. ARMISTEAD:
Date of Rank: April 1, 1862
Date of Birth: February 18, 1817 New Bern, North Carolina
Date of Death: July 5, 1863 Gettysburg
Cause of Death: he fell mortally wounded , died in Federal field
hospital.
Buried: His body was recovered by friends, who took it to
Baltimore for burial in St. Paul's Churchyard.
9) EVANDER M. LAW:
Date of Rank: October 2, 1862
Date of Birth: August 7, 1836 Darlington, South Carolina
Date of Death: October 31, 1920 Bartow, Florida
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Bartow, Florida
10) JEROME B. ROBERTSON:
Date of Rank: November 1, 1862
Date of Birth: March 14, 1815 Woodford County, Kentucky
Date of Death: January 7, 1891 Waco, Texas
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Waco, Texas
11) GEORGE T. ANDERSON:
Date of Rank: November 1, 1862
Date of Birth: February 3, 1824 Covington, Georgia
Date of Death: April 4, 1901 Anniston, Alabama
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Edgemont Cemetery Anniston, Alabama
12) HENRY L. BENNING:
Date of Rank: January 17, 1863
Date of Birth: April 2, 1814 Columbia County, Georgia
Date of Death: July 10, 1875 Columbus, Georgia
Cause of Death: he died on his way to court. He practised law.
Buried: Columbus, Georgia
13) HARRY T. HAYS:
Date of Rank: July 25, 1862
Date of Birth: April 14, 1820
Date of Death: August 21, 1876 New Orleans
Cause of Death: death from Bright's disease.
Buried: General Hays is buried in Washington Ave.Cemetery,
New Orleans.
14) WILLIAM SMITH:
Date of Rank: January 31, 1863
Date of Birth: September 6, 1797 Marengo in King George
County, Virginia.
Date of Death: May 18, 1887 Monterosa estate, Warrenton
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
15) *GEORGE H. STEUART:
Date of Rank: March 6, 1862
Date of Birth: August 24, 1828 Baltimore, Maryland
Date of Death: November 22, 1903 South River, Maryland
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore
16) JOHN B. GORDON:
Date of Rank: November 1, 1862
Date of Birth: February 6, 1832 Upson County, Georgia
Date of Death: January 9, 1904 Miami, Florida
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta
17) JAMES A. WALKER:
Date of Rank: May 15, 1863
Date of Birth: August 27, 1832 Augusta County, Virginia
Date of Death: October 20, 1901 Wytheville, Virginia
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Wytheville, Virginia
18) *JOHN M. JONES:
Date of Rank: May 15, 1863
Date of Birth: July 26, 1820 Charlottesville, Virginia
Date of Death: May 5, 1864 battle of the wilderness
Cause of Death: killed in the battle
Buried: Charlottesville, Virginia
19) *JUNIUS DANIEL
Date of Rank: September 1, 1862
Date of Birth: June 27, 1828 Halifax, North Carolina
Date of Death: May 13, 1864 Spotsylvania Courthouse battle
Cause of Death: mortally wounded on the 12th, died next day
Buried: the old churchyard in Halifax, North Carolina
20) GEORGE DOLES:
Date of Rank: November 1, 1862
Date of Birth: May 14, 1830 Milledgeville, Georgia
Date of Death: June 2, 1864 near Bethesda Church
Cause of Death: a Federal sharpshooter's bullet
Buried: Milledgeville, Georgia
21) ALFRED IVERSON:
Date of Rank: November 1, 1862
Date of Birth: February 14, 1829 Clinton, Jones County, Ga.
Date of Death: March 31, 1911 Atlanta
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia
22) *STEPHEN D. RAMSEUR:
Date of Rank: November 1, 1862
Date of Birth: May 31, 1837 Lincolnton, North Carolina
Date of Death: October 20,, 1864 Battle of Cedar Creek
Cause of Death: shot through both lungs while attempting to stem
Sheridan's counterattack .October 19, 1864.
Buried: Lincolnton, North Carolina
23) *CADMUS M. WILCOX:
Date of Rank: October 21, 1861
Date of Birth: May 29, 1824 Wayne County, North Carolina
Date of Death: December 2, 1890 Washington
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington
24) WILLIAM MAHONE:
Date of Rank: November 16, 1861
Date of Birth: December 1, 1826 Southhampton county, Va.
Date of Death: October 8, 1895 Washington
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia
25) AMBROSE R. WRIGHT:
Date of Rank: June 3, 1862
Date of Birth: April 26, 1826 Louisville, Jefferson County, Ga.
Date of Death: December 21, 1872 Augusta, Georgia
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: General Wright is buried in City Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
26) JAMES J. PETTIGREW:
Date of Rank: February 26, 1862
Date of Birth: July 4, 1828 Tyrrell County, North Carolina
Date of Death: July 17, 1863
Cause of Death: fatally wounded on July 14, at Falling Waters,
Maryland by a sudden dash of Federal cavalry.
Three days later he died near Bunker Hill,
Virginia, on the 17th.
Buried: at "Bonarva", the family home in Tyrrell County, N.C.
27) JAMES J. ARCHER:
Date of Rank: June 3, 1862
Date of Birth: December 19, 1817 Bel Air, Maryland
Date of Death: October 24, 1864 Richmond
Cause of Death: a prisoner for more than a year, his health was
shattered by his long confinement on Johnson's
Island.
Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, in Richmond
28) JOSEPH R. DAVIS:
Date of Rank: September 15, 1862
Date of Birth: January 12, 1825 Woodville, Mississippi
Date of Death: September 15, 1896 Biloxi, Mississippi
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Biloxi Cemetery
29) JAMES H. LANE:
Date of Rank: November 1, 1862
Date of Birth: July 28, 1833 Mathews Court House, Virginia
Date of Death: September 21, 1907 Auburn, Alabama
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Auburn, Alabama
30) EDWARD L. THOMAS:
Date of Rank: November 1, 1862
Date of Birth: March 23, 1825 Clarke County, Georgia
Date of Death: March 8, 1898 South McAlester, Indian
Territory (now Oklahoma).
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Kiowa, Oklahoma
31) ALFRED M. SCALES:
Date of Rank: June 13, 1863
Date of Birth: November 26, 1827 Reidsville, North Carolina
Date of Death: February 8, 1892 Greensboro
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Greensboro
32) CARNOT POSEY:
Date of Rank: November 1, 1862
Date of Birth: August 5, 1818 Wilkinson County, Mississippi
Date of Death: November 13, 1863. Charlottesville
Cause of Death: infection from a leg wound caused death.
Buried: he is buried on the grounds of the University of Virginia
33) WADE HAMPTON:
Date of Rank: May 23, 1862
Date of Birth: March 28, 1818 Charleston, South Carolina
Date of Death: April 11, 1902 Columbia, South Carolina
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Columbia, South Carolina
34) *BEVERLY H. ROBERTSON:
Date of Rank: June 9, 1862
Date of Birth: June 5, 1827 "The Oaks", Amelia County, Va.
Date of Death: November 12, 1910 Washington
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Amelia County, Virginia
35) * FITZ HUGH LEE: (Nephew of General Robert E. Lee)
Date of Rank: July 24, 1862
Date of Birth: November 19, 1835 "Clermont", Fairfax County,
Virginia.
Date of Death: April 28, 1905 Washington
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
36) ALBERT G. JENKINS:
Date of Rank: August 5, 1862
Date of Birth: November 10, 1830 Cabell County, W. Va.
Date of Death: May 21, 1864 near Dublin, Pulaski County
Cause of Death: his arm was amputated at the shoulder, but
failing to rally from the operation, he died on
May 21.
Buried: Spring Hill cemetery, Huntington, West Virginia
37) * WILLIAM E. JONES:
Date of Rank: September 19, 1862
Date of Birth: May 9, 1824 Middle Fork of Holston River,
Washington County, Virginia
Date of Death: June 5, 1864 battle of Piedmont
Cause of Death: struck by a ball during the battle and instantly
killed.
Buried: in the yard of Old Glade Spring Presbyterian Church
38) JOHN D. IMBODEN:
Date of Rank: January 28, 1863
Date of Birth: February 16, 1823 Staunton, Virginia
Date of Death: August 15, 1895 Damascus
Cause of Death: natural
Buried: in Richmond, Virginia
NOTE: Those that have the asterisk * next to the name are West Point
Graduates . (24). Non-West Point Graduates are (29)
This concludes the total transcribing of the List of 53 Confederate Generals
in the Battle of Gettysburg .
Researched and Transcribed by: Miriam Medina
Source: Generals in Gray, Lives of the Confederate Commanders
Author: Ezra J. Warner
Publisher: Louisiana University Press
Copyright: 1959
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