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Richard Lucien Page, Commander, CSN; Brigadier General
Born December 20, 1807 at Clarke County VA
Cousin of CS General Robert E. Lee
Surrendered at Fort Morgan and prisoner at Fort Delaware
Died August 9, 1901 at Blue Ridge Summit PA
Buried Cedar Hill Cemetery, Norfolk VA

Joseph Benjamin Palmer, Brigadier General
Born November 1, 1825 at Rutherford County TN
Captured at Fort Donelson
Wounded at Stone's River/Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, and Jonesborough
Died November 4, 1890 at Murfreesboro TN
Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Murfreesboro

Mosby Monroe Parsons, Acting Major General
Born May 21, 1822 at Charlottesville VA
Went to Mexico after the war and served with Imperialist forces
Killed circa August 15, 1865 in vicinity of China on San Juan River, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Buried near where he died

Elisha Franklin 'Bull' Paxton, Brigadier General
Born March 4, 1828 at Rockbridge County VA
Killed May 3, 1863 at Chancellorsville
Buried Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington VA

William Henry Fitzhugh Payne, Brigadier General
Born January 27, 1830 at Fauquier County VA
VMI 1849
Wounded and captured at Williamsburg
Wounded and captured during Gettysburg Campaign
Wounded at Five Forks
Captured near Warrenton
Died March 29, 1904 at Washington DC
Buried City Cemetery, Warrenton VA

William Raine Peck, Brigadier General
Born January 31, 1818 at Jefferson County TN
Died January 22, 1871 at 'The Mountain', Madison Parish LA
Buried Westview Cemetery, Jefferson City TN

John Pegram, Brigadier General
Born January 24, 1832 at Petersburg VA
USMA 10th in 1854
Captured at Rich Mountain
Wounded at the Wilderness
Killed February 6, 1865 at Hatcher's Run
Buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond VA

John Clifford Pemberton, Lieutenant General
Born August 10, 1814 at Philadelphia PA
USMA 27th in 1837
Resigned commission 1864
Died July 13, 1881 at Penllyn PA
Buried Philadelphia PA

  One of Lee's Best Men: The Civil War Letters of General William Dorsey Pender

William Dorsey Pender, Major General
Born February 6, 1834 at Edgecomb County NC
USMA 19th in 1854
Wounded 4 times
Mortally wounded July 2, 1863 Gettysburg
Died July 18, 1863 at Staunton VA
Buried Calvary Church Cemetery, Tarboro NC

William Nelson Pendleton, Brigadier General
Born December 26, 1809 at Richmond VA
Father-in-law of CS General Edwin Gray Lee
USMA 5th in 1830
Died January 15, 1883 at Lexington VA
Buried Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington

Abner Monroe Perrin, Brigadier General
Born February 2, 1827 at Edgefield District SC
Killed May 12, 1864 at Spotsylvania
Buried City Cemetery, Fredericksburg VA

Edward Aylesworth Perry, Brigadier General
Born March 15, 1831 at Richmond MA
Wounded at Frayser's Farm and the Wilderness
Died October 15, 1889 at Kerrville TX of stroke
Buried St. John's Cemetery, Pensacola FL

William Flank Perry, Brigadier General
Born March 12, 1823 at Jackson County GA
Died December 18, 1901 at Bowling Green KY
Buried Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green

James Johnston Pettigrew,  Brigadier General
Born July 4, 1828 at 'Bonarva', Tyrrell County NC
Wounded and captured at Seven Pines/Fair Oaks
Mortally wounded July 14, 1863 Falling Waters on retreat from Gettysburg
Died July 17, 1863 at Bunker Hill VA (WV)
Buried 'Bonarva'

Edmund Winston Pettus, Brigadier General
Born July 6, 1821 at Limestone County AL
Captured at Vicksburg
Wounded in Carolinas Campaign
Died July 27, 1907 at Hot Springs NC
Buried Selma AL

George Edward Pickett, Major General
Born January 28, 1825 at Richmond VA
USMA last in 1846
Wounded at Gaines' Mills
Relieved of command after Sayler's Creek
Died July 30, 1875 at Norfolk VA
Buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond VA

Albert Pike, Brigadier General
Born December 29, 1809 at Boston MA
Resigned July 12, 1862
Died April 2, 1891 at House of Scottish Rite Temple in Washington DC
Buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown DC

Gideon Johnson Pillow, Brigadier General
Born June 8, 1806 at Williamson County TN
Died October 8, 1878 near Helena AR
Buried Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis TN

Camille Armand Jules Marie Prince de Polignac, Major General
Born February 16, 1832 at Millemont, Seine-ot-Oise, France
Died November 15, 1913 at Paris, France
Buried Frankfort-on-Main, Germany

Leonidas Polk, Lieutenant General
Born April 10, 1806 at Raleigh NC
Uncle of CS General Lucius Eugene Polk
USMA 8th in 1827
Killed June 14, 1864 at Pine Mountain near Marietta GA
Buried Christ Church Cathedral, New Orleans LA

Lucius Eugene Polk, Brigadier General
Born July 10, 1833 at Salisbury NC
Nephew of CS General Leonidas Polk
Wounded 4 times including at Shiloh/Pittsburg Landing and Kennesaw Mountain
Died December 1, 1892 at Columbia TN
Buried St. John's Churchyard, Ashwood near Columbia

Carnot Posey, Brigadier General
Born August 5, 1818 at Wilkinson County MS
Mortally wounded October 14, 1863 Bristoe Station
Died November 13, 1863 at Charlottesville VA
Buried grounds of University of Virginia

John Smith Preston, Brigadier General
Superintendent, Bureau of Conscription, Richmond
Born April 20, 1809 at Salt Works near Abingdon VA
Father-in-law of CS General Wade Hampton
Died May 1, 1881 at Columbia SC
Buried Columbia

William Preston, Brigadier General
Representative to Court of Maximillian
Born October 16, 1816 near Louisville KY
Died September 21, 1887 at Lexington KY
Buried Louisville KY

Sterling 'Old Pap' Price, Major General
Born September 20, 1809 at Prince Edward County VA
Died September 29, 1867 at St. Louis MO
Buried Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis

Roger Atkinson Pryor, Brigadier General
Born July 19, 1828 near Petersburg, Dinwiddie County VA
Resigned August 18, 1863
Captured while special courier for cavalry and confined at Fort Lafayette
Died March 14, 1919 at New York NY
Buried Princeton Cemetery, Princeton NJ

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William Andrew Quarles, Brigadier General
Born July 4, 1825 near Jamestown VA
Captured at Fort Donelson
Wounded and captured at Franklin
Died December 28, 1893 at Logan County KY
Buried Christian County KY

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Gabriel James Rains, Brigadier General
Born June 4, 1803 at Craven County NC
USMA 13th in 1827
Invented anti-personnel mine
Died August 6, 1881 at Aiken SC
Buried St. Thaddeus Cemetery, Aiken

James Edward Rains, Brigadier General
Born April 10, 1833 at Nashville TN
Killed December 31, 1862 at Stone's River/Murfreesboro
Buried Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville TN

Stephen Dodson Ramseur, Major General
Born May 31, 1837 at Lincolnton NC
USMA 14th in 1860
Wounded at Malvern Hill, Chancellorsville, and Spotsylvania Court House
Mortally wounded October 19, 1864 Cedar Creek
Died October 20, 1864 at Sheridan's headquarters 'Belle Grove', near Meadow Mills VA
Buried St. Luke's Church Cemetery, Lincolnton NC

Horace Randal, Acting Brigadier General
Born January 1, 1831 at McNairy County TN
USMA 1854
Killed April 30, 1864 at Jenkin's Ferry

George Wythe Randolph, Brigadier General
Secretary of War
Born March 10, 1818 at 'Monticello' near Charlottesville VA
Grandson of Thomas Jefferson
Resigned commission December 18, 1864 due to tuberculosis
Died April 3, 1867 at 'Edgehill' near Charlottesville VA of tuberculosis
Buried 'Monticello'

Matt Whitaker Ransom, Brigadier General
Born October 8, 1826 at Warren County NC
Brother of CS General Robert Ransom, Jr.
Wounded 3 times including at Malvern Hill and Second Drewry's Bluff
Died October 8, 1904 near Garysburg NC
Buried on his plantation, Northampton County NC

Robert Ransom, Jr., Major General
Born February 12, 1828 at Warren County NC
Brother of CS General Matt Whitaker Ransom
USMA 18th in 1850
Retired 1864 due to illness
Died January 14, 1892 at New Berne NC
Buried Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Berne

Alexander Welch Reynolds, Brigadier General
Born April 1816 at Clarke County VA
USMA 35th in 1838
Wounded at New Hope Church
Died May 26, 1876 at Alexandria, Egypt
Buried Alexandria in unknown grave
Stone to his memory St. James the Less, Philadelphia PA

Daniel Harris Reynolds, Brigadier General
Born December 14, 1832 at Centerburg OH
Wounded at Bentonville
Died March 14, 1902 at Lake Village AR
Buried Lake Village Cemetery, Lake Village

Robert Vinkler Richardson, Acting Brigadier General
Born November 4, 1820 at Granville County NC
Killed by unknown person January 5, 1870 at an inn at Clarkton, Dunklin County MO while traveling
Buried Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis TN

Roswell Sabine Ripley, Brigadier General
Born March 14, 1823 at Worthington, Franklin County OH
Nephew of US General James Wolfe Ripley
USMA 7th in 1843
Wounded at Antietam/Sharpsburg
Died March 29, 1887 at New York NY
Buried Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston SC

John Seldon Roane, Brigadier General
Born January 8, 1817 at Wilson County TN
Died April 8, 1867 at Pine Bluff AR
Buried Little Rock AR

William Paul Roberts, Brigadier General
Born July 11, 1841 at Gates County NC
Youngest Confederate General Officer
Died March 28, 1910 at Norfolk VA
Buried Old City Cemetery, Gatesville NC

Beverly Holcombe Robertson, Brigadier General
Born June 5, 1827 at 'The Oaks', Amelia County VA
USMA 25th in 1849
Died November 12, 1910 at Washington DC
Buried Amelia County VA

Felix Huston Robertson, Acting Brigadier General
Born March 9, 1839 at Washington TX
Son of CS General Jerome Bonaparte Robinson
Wounded at Buck Head Creek
Died April 20, 1928 at Waco TX
Buried Oakwood Cemetery, Waco

Jerome Bonaparte 'Polly' Robertson, Brigadier General
Born March 14, 1815 at Woodford County KY
Father of CS General Felix Huston Robertson
Wounded at Second Bull Run/Manassas, South Mountain, and Gettysburg
Died January 7, 1891 at Waco TX
Buried Oakwood Cemetery, Waco

Philip Dale Roddey, Brigadier General
Born April 2, 1826 at Moulton, Lawrence County AL
Died July 20, 1897 at London, England of uremia
Buried Greenwood Cemetery, Tuscaloosa AL

  Warrior in Gray: General Robert Rodes of Lee's Army

Robert Emmett Rodes, Major General
Born May 29, 1829 at Lynchburg VA
VMI 1848
Killed September 19, 1864 covering Jubal Early's retreat from Opequon Creek/Third Winchester
Buried Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg VA

Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Brigadier General
Born September 27, 1838 at Bentonsport IA
Died January 3, 1898 at College Station TX
Buried Waco TX

Thomas Lafayette Rosser, Major General
Born October 15, 1836 at Campbell County VA
Wounded at Mechanicsville and Kelly's Ford
Captured at Five Forks
Died March 29, 1910 at Charlottesville VA
Buried Riverview Cemetery, Charlottesville

Daniel Ruggles, Brigadier General
Born January 31, 1810 at Barre MA
USMA 34th in 1833
Died June 1, 1897 at Fredericksburg VA
Buried Fredericksburg

Albert Rust, Brigadier General
Born 1818 at Fauquier County VA
Died April 4, 1870 near Little Rock AR
Buried Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock (grave not able to be found)

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Isaac Munroe St. John, Commissary General/Brigadier General
Born November 19, 1827 at Augusta GA
Died April 7, 1880 at White Sulphur Springs WV
Buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond VA

John Caldwell Calhoun Sanders, Acting Brigadier General
Born April 4, 1840 at Tuscaloosa AL
Wounded at Frayser's Farm
Killed August 21, 1864 along Weldon Railroad
Buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond VA

Alfred Moore Scales, Brigadier General
Born November 26, 1827 at Reidsville NC
Wounded at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg
Died February 8, 1892 at Greensboro NC
Buried Green Hill Cemetery, Greensboro

Thomas Moore Scott, Brigadier General
Born 1829 at Athens GA
Wounded at Franklin
Died April 21, 1876 at New Orleans LA
Buried Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans

William Read Scurry, Brigadier General
Born February 10, 1821 at Gallatin TN
Mortally wounded and died April 30, 1864 Jenkins' Ferry
Buried Texas State Cemetery, Austin TX

Claudius Wistar Sears, Brigadier General
Born November 8, 1817 at Peru MA
USMA 1841
Wounded at Nashville
Captured near Pulaski
Died February 15, 1891 at Oxford MS
Buried St. Peter's Cemetery, Oxford

Paul Jones Semmes, Brigadier General
Born June 4, 1815 at Montford's Plantation, Wilkes County GA
Brother of CS Rear Adm. Raphael Semmes
Mortally wounded July 2, 1863 Gettysburg
Died July 10, 1863 at Martinsburg WV
Buried Linwood Cemetery, Columbus GA

Jacob Hunter Sharp, Brigadier General
Born February 6, 1833 at Pickensville AL
Died September 16, 1907 at Columbus MS
Buried Friendship Cemetery, Columbus

Joseph Orville Shelby, Brigadier General
Born December 12, 1830 at Lexington KY
Wounded at Helena AR
Died February 13, 1897 at Adrian MO
Buried Forest Hill, Kansas City MO

Charles Miller Shelley, Brigadier General
Born December 28, 1833 at Sullivan County TN
Captured at Vicksburg
Died January 20, 1907 at Birmingham AL
Buried Talladega AL

Francis Asbury Shoup, Brigadier General
Born March 22, 1834 at Laurel, Franklin County IN
USMA 15th in 1855
Captured at Vicksburg
Died September 4, 1896 at Columbia TN
Buried Sewanee TN

Henry Hopkins Sibley, Brigadier General
Born May 25, 1816 at Natchitoches LA
Cousin of US General Henry Hastings Sibley
USMA 31st in 1838
Invented Sibley Tent
Died August 23, 1886 at Fredericksburg VA
Buried Fredericksburg

James Phillip Simms, Brigadier General
Born January 16, 1837 at Covington GA
Wounded at Fort Sanders, Knoxville
Captured at Sayler's Creek
Died May 30, 1887 at Covington GA
Buried City Cemetery, Covington

William Yarnell Slack, Brigadier General (posthumously)
Born August 1, 1816 at Mason County KY
Wounded at Springfield
Mortally wounded March 7, 1862 Pea Ridge/Elkhorn Tavern
Died March 21, 1862 at Moore's Mill AR
Buried Confederate Cemetery, Fayetteville AR

James Edwin Slaughter, Brigadier General
Born June 1827 at Slaughter's (Cedar) Mountain VA
Nephew of President James Monroe
Died January 1, 1901 at Mexico City, Mexico while on visit
Buried Mexico City

Edmund Kirby Smith, General
Born May 16, 1824 at St. Augustine FL
Cousin of US General Edmund Kirby
USMA 25th in 1845
Wounded at First Bull Run/Manassas
Died March 28, 1893 at Sewanee TN
Buried Sewanee
Edmund Kirby Smith's great great grandson is looking for information, papers, photographs, etc.

Gustavus Woodson Smith, Major General
Born November 30 or December 31, 1821 at Georgetown KY
USMA 8th in 1842
Died June 24, 1896 at New York NY
Buried Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London CT

James Argyle Smith, Brigadier General
Born July 1, 1831 at Maury County TN
USMA 45th in 1853
Wounded at Atlanta
Died December 6, 1901 at Jackson MS
Buried Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson

Martin Luther Smith, Major General
Born September 9, 1819 at Danby, Tompkins County NY
USMA 16th in 1842
Captured at Vicksburg
Died July 29, 1866 at Savannah GA
Buried Athens GA

Preston Smith, Brigadier General
Born December 25, 1823 at Giles County TN
Wounded at Shiloh/Pittsburg Landing
Mortally wounded and died September 19, 1863 along Chickamauga Creek
Buried Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis TN

Thomas Benton Smith, Brigadier General
Born February 25, 1838 at Mechanicsville TN
Wounded at Stone's River/Murfreesboro and Chickamauga
Captured at Nashville and beaten over head with sword by Col William Linn McMillen 95th OH Inf; brain exposed; believed he would die; recovered temporarily; spent last 47 years in insane asylum
Died May 21, 1923 at the State Asylum, Nashville TN
Buried Mount Olivet, Cemetery

William 'Extra Billy' Smith, Major General
Born September 6, 1797 at 'Marengo', King George County VA
Wounded 5 times
Inaugurated Gov of VA January 1864
Died May 18, 1887 'Monterosa' near Warrenton VA
Buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond VA

William Duncan Smith, Brigadier General
Born July 28, 1825 at Augusta GA
USMA 35th in 1846
Died October 4, 1862 at Charleston SC of yellow fever
Buried City Cemetery, Augusta GA

Gilbert Moxley Sorrel, Brigadier General
Born February 23, 1838 at Savannah GA
Brother-in-law of CS General William Whann Mackall
Wounded near Petersburg and at Hatcher's Run
Died August 10, 1901 near Roanoke VA
Buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah GA

Leroy Augustus Stafford, Brigadier General
Born April 13, 1822 'Greenwood' near Cheneyville, Rapides Parish LA
Mortally wounded May 5, 1864 the Wilderness
Died May 8, 1864 at Spottswood Hotel in Richmond
Buried 'Greenwood' Plantation near Cheneyville LA

Peter Burwell Starke, Brigadier General
Born 1815 at Brunswick County VA
Brother of CS General William Edwin Starke
Died July 13, 1888 near Lawrenceville VA
Buried near Lawrenceville in unmarked grave on farm of second wife's family

William Edwin Starke, Brigadier General
Born 1814 at Brunswick County VA
Brother of CS General Peter Burwell Starke
Mortally wounded and died September 17, 1862 at Antietam/Sharpsburg
Buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond VA

William Steele, Brigadier General
Born May 1, 1819 at Albany NY
USMA 31st in 1840
Died January 12, 1889 at San Antonio TX
Buried Oakwood Cemetery, Austin TX

George Hume 'Maryland' Steuart, Brigadier General
Born August 24, 1828 at Baltimore MD
USMA 37th in 1848
Wounded at Cross Keys
Captured at Spotsylvania
Died November 22, 1903 at South River MD
Buried Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore MD

Clement Hoffman 'Rock' Stevens, Brigadier General
Born August 14, 1821 Norwich CT
Brother-in-law of CS General Barnard Elliott Bee
Wounded at First Bull Run/Manassas and Chickamauga
Mortally wounded July 20, 1864 at Peachtree Creek
Died July 25, 1864 at Atlanta GA
Buried Pendleton SC

Walter Husted Stevens, Brigadier General
Born August 24, 1827 at Penn Yan NY
Brother-in-law of CS General Louis Hébert
USMA 4th in 1848
Died November 12, 1867 at Vera Cruz, Mexico
Buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond VA

Carter Littlepage Stevenson, Major General
Born September 21, 1817 near Fredericksburg VA
USMA 42nd in 1838
Captured at Vicksburg
Died August 15, 1888 at Caroline County VA
Buried Fredericksburg VA

  Soldier of Tennessee: General Alexander P. Stewart and the Civil War in the West

Alexander Peter 'Old Straight' Stewart, Lieutenant General
Born October 2, 1821 at Rogersville TN
USMA 12th in 1842
Wounded at Ezra Church
Died August 30, 1908 at Biloxi MS
Buried St. Louis MO

Marcellus Augustus Stovall, Brigadier General
Born September 18, 1818 at Sparta GA
Died August 4, 1895 at Augusta GA
Buried Augusta

Otho French Strahl, Brigadier General
Born June 3, 1831 at McConnelsville, Morgan County OH
Mortally wounded and died November 30, 1864 Franklin
Buried Dyersburg TN

  Jeb Stuart

James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart, Major General
Born February 6, 1833 at Patrick County VA
Son-in-law of US General Philip St. George Cooke
Brother-in-law of CS General John Rogers Cooke
USMA 13th in 1854
Mortally wounded May 11, 1864 at Yellow Tavern
Died May 12, 1864 at Richmond VA
Buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond

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