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| Born: | Tuesday, April 16, 1816 Salisbury VA | |
| Died: | Sunday, March 02, 1873 Richmond VA | |
| Buried: | Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond city, Virginia | |
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Pre-War Profession Graduated West Point 1838, Seminole war, Mexican War, frontier duty, resigned June 1861.
War Service June 1861 Col. of 12th Georgia, December 1861 Brig. Gen., Jackson's Shenandoah Valley campaign, McDowell (w), convalesced for one year, February 1863 Maj. Gen., commanded Johnson’s Divn/II Corps at Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania (c), soon exchanged, commanded Johnson’s Division / S D Lee’s Corps in Franklin and Nashville campaign, Nashville (c), released after the end of the war. Post War Career Farmer Notes One of the best Confederate division commanders. |
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