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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