Civil War Confederate Army Officer. A native of Montgomery, Alabama, at the start of the Civil war he was commissioned a officer in the Alabama Volunteers. Promoted Colonel in command of the 3rd Alabama Infantry Regiment, he was immediately dispatched to Virginia. In May 1862, he was ordered to take his regiment to join Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston's division at Fair Oaks Station, in Henrico County, Virginia, in an offensive against Federal Corps. On June 1, 1862, while leading his troops at the of Battle of Seven Pines, he was killed in action.
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. A native of Montgomery, Alabama, at the start of the Civil war he was commissioned a officer in the Alabama Volunteers. Promoted Colonel in command of the 3rd Alabama Infantry Regiment, he was immediately dispatched to Virginia. In May 1862, he was ordered to take his regiment to join Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston's division at Fair Oaks Station, in Henrico County, Virginia, in an offensive against Federal Corps. On June 1, 1862, while leading his troops at the of Battle of Seven Pines, he was killed in action.
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