Col Isaac Wheeler Avery (1837-1897) - Find a Grave Memorial

Col Isaac Wheeler Avery Veteran

Birth

2 May 1837

Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, USA

Death

8 Sep 1897 (aged 60)

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA

Burial

Oakland Cemetery

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Colonel in the Confederate States Army.

FOUNDER and EDITOR, of the Atlanta Constitution Newspaper.

Isaac Wheeler Avery Jr.
Born: May 2, 1837
Birthplace: Saint Augustine Florida
Father: Isaac Wheeler Avery Sr. 1806 – 1841
Wife: Emma Bivings Avery (Married: 1868)
Education: Attended Oglethorpe University in Savannah Georgia
Occupation before War: Practiced law in Georgia
Civil War Career: 1861: Private in Oglethorpe Light Infantry
1862: Captain of Company I 23rd Georgia Cavalry Battalion
1862: Captured at Booneville Mississippi
1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 4th Georgia Cavalry Regiment
1863 – 1864: Colonel of 4th Georgia Cavalry Regiment
1864: Wounded during the Battle of New Hope Church
1864 – 1865: Commander of Macon Georgia Home Guard
Occupation after War: Practiced law in Dalton Georgia; Editor of Atlanta Constitution Newspaper; Author of a Standard History of Georgia
Died: September 8, 1897
Place of Death: Atlanta Georgia
Age at time of Death: 60 years old
Burial Place: Oakland Cemetery Atlanta Georgia.