Knowledge

Evander M. Law

Source 📝

508:'s brigade, also of Hood's division, and a sizable portion of the Hampton Legion Infantry, of his own brigade. As the battle broke out, division commander Jenkins rode to Wauhatchie, on the extreme left of his widely dispersed division, instead of placing himself in a position where he could attempt to coordinate all of his troops. The ensuing engagement was a Confederate defeat. Jenkins later claimed that Law quit his holding mission prematurely; Law and Brig. Gen. Robertson, commanding the Texas brigade, claimed they acted in accordance with orders. This controversy brought tensions between Jenkins and Law to the boiling point, and has never been settled. 140: 475:, a favorite of Longstreet's. At different times and places, Longstreet had promised both Law and Jenkins command of Hood's division, should that command billet ever open. Law had served in Hood's division since its organization and had commanded it successfully at Gettysburg and Chickamauga. Jenkins was new to the division and had never commanded it, but his commission as a brigadier general pre-dated Law's, and when Jenkins's brigade was attached to Hood's division in September 1863, shortly after Chickamauga, with Hood absent due to wounds, Law had to turn command of Hood's division over to Jenkins. 426:. He assumed temporary division command after John Bell Hood was wounded. Some historians have criticized Law for the lack of coordination that existed in Hood's division while he served as a temporary commander. Gettysburg historian Harry W. Pfanz suggested that Law's "control of the division as a whole that afternoon was not very active and strong." He did not appoint his own successor at brigade command until after the fighting was over for the day, leaving his regiments without direction. None of Hood's other brigade commanders reported receiving any commands from Law during the battle. 119: 661: 603: 468:. While Hood was present at Chickamauga, he served as a corps commander under Longstreet, who was acting as commander of a "wing" of the Army of Tennessee. As senior brigade commander, Law again acted as commander of Hood's division. On September 20, Hood's division, under Law, struck a gap in the Federal line and captured at least fifteen pieces of enemy artillery. Hood was severely wounded again that day, which should have left Law in command of Hood's division. 647: 702:
obituary, November 1, 1920, p. 14: 6; Hewitt, p. 24, cites a promotion date of March 20, 1865; Evans, vol. 7, p. 424, states that he was promoted "just before the surrender, on the recommendation of Generals Johnston and Hampton"; Eicher, pp. 340–41, and Warner, pp. 174–75, do not list a promotion to
534:
in person. While there, he visited Hood, who talked Law out of resigning and used his influence to keep the War Department from accepting it. On Law's return to his brigade, still in East Tennessee, Longstreet ordered Law's arrest for insubordination. The men of Law's brigade had by this time had
478:
Hood's division accompanied Bragg's army to the siege of Chattanooga. By late October 1863, Law's brigade was detached from Hood's division and the army, guarding Brown's Ferry over the Tennessee River in what is known as Lookout Valley. While Law was on leave, visiting the wounded Hood, division
499:
Confederate Gen. Bragg recognized that the "cracker line" would spell the end of the siege of Chattanooga, and on October 28, ordered Longstreet to take his corps and seize control of Lookout Valley. Longstreet decided to send only Hood's division to deal with the two enemy corps. Gen. Jenkins
320:'s brigade. The colonel of his regiment was killed in action and Law was wounded in the arm. Law recovered, although his left arm was stiff and almost useless, and returned to the regiment. He was promoted to colonel on October 28, 1861, and assumed command of what would become known as the " 46: 610:
After the war, Law administered the extensive agricultural holdings and railroad interests in his father-in-law's estate; he had married Jane Elizabeth Latta on March 9, 1863. He returned to Tuskegee in the late 1860s and organized the Alabama Grange in 1872. Law moved to
504:'s. Simultaneous to the attack at Wauhatchie, and over a mile distant, a holding action near Brown's Ferry was to be made by the Texas brigade and Law's brigade. Already outnumbered, Jenkins further aggravated his situation by failing to utilize Brig. Gen. 535:
enough, and all but one of the colonels requested their regiments' transfer, with the whole brigade, to Alabama. Longstreet attempted to retaliate by leaving them in Tennessee when the rest of his corps rejoined the Army of Northern Virginia. General
483:, commanding the 15th Alabama Regiment, one of the two regiments still posted near Brown's Ferry. On October 24, 1863, Union troops forced a passage of Brown's Ferry and overwhelmed its defenders. A few days later, Federal reinforcements— the 491:
from the Army of the Potomac— arrived at the other end of Lookout Valley, at Wauhatchie Station. The arrival of these fresh Federal troops, combined with the Federal possession of Brown's Ferry, enabled U.S. Maj. Gen.
721:
Gottfried, pp. 428-29. The nickname "Alabama Brigade" was not accurate until January 1863, when the brigade was organized to consist of five Alabama regiments. During the campaigns of 1862, it contained Law's original
590:, Law exercised command of Butler's division until its commander returned to active duty. On March 20, 1865, he was promoted to the rank of Major General; but the promotion was too late to be confirmed by the 471:
Despite Longstreet's praise for Law's performances in previous battles, the two became involved in bitter disputes, some of which involved professional jealousy between Law and Brig. Gen.
543:, was assigned to command Hood's old division, after which the division made a remarkable turn around, regaining in a month the efficiency it had last shown at Chickamauga. 2214: 559:, Law was under arrest in the rear, while his brigade participated in Longstreet's morning counterattack along the Orange Plank Road. The brigade continued to 479:
commander Jenkins stripped the defenses at Brown Ferry of over half the units, despite intelligence of enemy activity and pleas for reinforcements from Col.
440:
Law did not write an official report on the battle. Years later, he published his own account of the fighting on July 2, "The Struggle For 'Round Top'", in
2209: 2199: 429:
On July 3, Law's men were at the extreme right of the Confederate line and defended against a suicidal cavalry attack made by Union troops of Brig. Gen.
367:, Law and Hood were used again as the primary assaulting force in Longstreet's surprise attack against the Union left flank, almost destroying Maj. Gen. 266: 735:
Tagg, p. 227; Hennessy, p. 461: "Longstreet's attack, timely, powerful, and swift, would come as close to destroying a Union Army as any ever would."
674: 631:
Board of Education from 1912 until his death, he played a key role in the foundation of public education in Florida. He was the editor of the Bartow
2204: 2194: 2224: 1080: 500:
quickly planned a night attack on the railhead at Wauhatchie, to be made by two brigades, his own under Col. John Bratton, and Brig. Gen.
386:, Law's Brigade defended against the Union attack through the Cornfield at high cost—454 killed and wounded. Law was promoted to 635:
newspaper until 1915. He died in Bartow as the longest surviving Confederate major general, and is buried there in Oak Hill Cemetery.
453: 695: 321: 298: 184: 723: 519:. The command situation in Hood's division and Longstreet's Corps deteriorated markedly through March 1864, with Law, Maj. Gen. 1263: 1368: 1034: 964: 102: 560: 1363: 1021: 1006: 989: 974: 957: 922: 903: 888: 853: 515:
of November– December 1863. Jenkins again blamed Law for the poor performance of the division, particularly at
932: 1073: 527:
by Longstreet; Longstreet's charges against his subordinates were not sustained by the Confederate War Department.
863: 1852: 1044: 516: 262: 269:) in 1856 and was a professor of history at Kings Mountain Military Academy from 1858 to 1860, when he moved to 616: 218: 2057: 1614: 1118: 124: 301:, a unit he helped recruit from students at his high school. The 4th Alabama was also known as the "Alabama 1857: 914: 368: 2219: 1066: 539:, however, ordered Law and the Alabamians back to his army. Hood had been promoted, and a new commander, 17: 1418: 1278: 1248: 407: 360: 290: 250: 246: 73: 1982: 666: 615:
in 1881, planning to found a military academy that would be modeled after The Citadel. He opened the
364: 344: 329: 2163: 1907: 1887: 1679: 1238: 928: 556: 391: 317: 310: 1962: 1519: 1133: 1113: 1097: 387: 314: 294: 230: 163: 145: 2037: 2012: 1992: 1634: 1574: 1449: 1338: 530:
The continued stress resulted in Law's request for resignation, which he offered to deliver to
488: 356: 2107: 2022: 1947: 1897: 1569: 1484: 1393: 1318: 1313: 1218: 1148: 587: 564: 484: 465: 2102: 2189: 2184: 2042: 1749: 1714: 1489: 1089: 628: 591: 415: 8: 2092: 2062: 2017: 1917: 1807: 1769: 1699: 1669: 1599: 1509: 1378: 1353: 1343: 1323: 1303: 1038: 571: 418:, Law's brigade fought in the unsuccessful assault on the Union left on July 2, 1863, on 411: 167: 2047: 2027: 2007: 1957: 1862: 1739: 1704: 1604: 1594: 1539: 1529: 1494: 1403: 1228: 1183: 1123: 624: 567:, where he received a gunshot wound that fractured his skull and injured his left eye. 531: 512: 505: 434: 383: 340: 336: 306: 234: 206: 2072: 2067: 2032: 1997: 1972: 1847: 1842: 1802: 1764: 1759: 1744: 1724: 1649: 1644: 1639: 1609: 1559: 1554: 1444: 1408: 1358: 1293: 1258: 1233: 1153: 1138: 1017: 1002: 985: 970: 953: 938: 918: 899: 884: 869: 849: 552: 461: 430: 403: 379: 274: 2153: 2148: 2112: 2097: 2052: 2002: 1952: 1927: 1892: 1837: 1827: 1817: 1792: 1664: 1654: 1624: 1564: 1474: 1398: 1383: 1308: 1298: 1283: 1193: 1178: 1143: 999:
General James Longstreet: The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier: A Biography
859: 652: 575: 540: 520: 501: 493: 480: 419: 372: 325: 293:, Law joined the Alabama Militia as a captain. In April 1861 he transferred to the 2128: 1977: 1754: 1729: 1709: 1674: 1659: 1619: 1534: 1524: 1504: 1464: 1439: 1388: 1373: 1348: 1253: 1223: 1168: 1163: 1128: 841: 620: 90: 1942: 1912: 1902: 1872: 1822: 1797: 1774: 1734: 1694: 1629: 1584: 1579: 1514: 1499: 1459: 1328: 1288: 1213: 1188: 995: 602: 583: 579: 423: 410:. However, the corps returned to the Army of Northern Virginia in time for the 348: 254: 193: 188: 2178: 2143: 2138: 2133: 2082: 1967: 1877: 1867: 1689: 1589: 1544: 1479: 1434: 1243: 1198: 1158: 1107: 536: 524: 472: 457: 2077: 1932: 1882: 1812: 1719: 1454: 1428: 1333: 1273: 1053: 1049: 2158: 2087: 1987: 1922: 1832: 1684: 1549: 1469: 1173: 623:, in 1895 and administered it until 1903. There, and as a trustee of the 942: 496:
to open his "cracker line" and feed his starving troops in Chattanooga.
229:(August 7, 1836 – October 31, 1920) was an author, teacher, and a 1937: 1208: 1203: 873: 352: 917:
and Julie Hoffman. Harrisburg, PA: National Historical Society, 1991.
1058: 865:
Confederate Military History: A Library of Confederate States History
511:
Jenkins continued in command of Hood's division through Longstreet's
286: 258: 249:. His grandfather and his two great-grandfathers had fought in the 1014:
Six Armies in Tennessee: The Chickamauga and Chattanooga Campaigns
612: 302: 270: 45: 896:
Return to Bull Run: The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas
452:
After Gettysburg, Longstreet's Corps was transported to the
172:           868:. 12 vols. Atlanta: Confederate Publishing Company, 1899. 952:. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1987. 726:
and other regiments from Mississippi and North Carolina.
523:, and at least one other brigadier general arrested and 984:. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. 433:'s division, led by their brigade commander Brig. Gen. 359:
four days later, but were defeated decisively. In the
982:
Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders
574:, Law was transferred to brigade command in Lt. Gen. 1045:
The Citadel Archives, Law, Evander McIver, 1836-1920
642: 2215:People of South Carolina in the American Civil War 848:. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. 675:List of American Civil War generals (Confederate) 2176: 1016:. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1998. 743: 741: 402:In 1863, Law accompanied Longstreet's Corps to 1041:Web Archives (archived September 23, 2002) 898:. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1993. 1074: 909:Hewitt, Lawrence L. "Evander McIvor Law." In 691: 689: 347:, he and fellow brigade commander Brig. Gen. 937:. 4 vols. New York: Century Co., 1884-1888. 738: 582:, where he finished the war. When Maj. Gen. 351:achieved fame by breaking the center of the 2210:People of Alabama in the American Civil War 563:, but Law did not resume command until the 406:, which prevented his participation in the 355:line. They attacked in tandem again at the 2200:Confederate States Army brigadier generals 1081: 1067: 686: 627:from 1905 to 1912, and as a member of the 305:". The following month he was promoted to 44: 1001:. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. 969:. Campbell, CA: Savas Publishing, 1998. 801:Woodworth, pp. 164–67; Wert, pp. 334-36. 601: 273:to form his own Military High School in 765:Tagg, p. 233; Gottfried, p. 461, n. 88. 578:'s Cavalry Corps. It was stationed in 14: 2205:Confederate States Army major generals 2195:People from Darlington, South Carolina 2177: 1088: 1062: 2225:Alabama Brigade (American Civil War) 934:Battles and Leaders of the Civil War 442:Battles and Leaders of the Civil War 394:in December, he saw little action. 24: 597: 25: 2236: 1028: 950:Gettysburg – The Second Day 883:. New York: Da Capo Press, 2002. 819:Woodworth, p. 215; Hewitt, p. 23. 216:college professor, founder of the 1035:History of Law's Alabama Brigade 659: 645: 570:While his brigade fought in the 335:Law led his brigade through the 285:Immediately following Alabama's 138: 117: 822: 813: 804: 795: 786: 263:South Carolina Military Academy 777: 768: 759: 750: 729: 715: 706: 617:South Florida Military College 261:leader. He graduated from the 219:South Florida Military College 13: 1: 931:, and Clarence C. Buel, eds. 834: 397: 240: 182:4th Alabama Infantry Regiment 125:Confederate States of America 783:Wert, p. 337; Hewitt, p. 23. 774:Johnson, Vol. 3, pp. 318-30. 712:Tagg, p. 227; Hewitt, p. 23. 447: 280: 7: 638: 390:on October 3, 1862. At the 10: 2241: 966:The Generals of Gettysburg 696:"Maj. Gen. E.M. Law Dies," 546: 408:Battle of Chancellorsville 361:Northern Virginia Campaign 251:American Revolutionary War 247:Darlington, South Carolina 74:Darlington, South Carolina 2121: 1783: 1417: 1096: 929:Johnson, Robert Underwood 667:American Civil War portal 606:Monument to Law in Bartow 555:, on May 6, 1864, at the 365:Second Battle of Bull Run 330:Army of Northern Virginia 212: 202: 198:Butler's Cavalry Division 178: 159: 151: 131: 111: 97: 80: 60: 52: 43: 32: 680: 561:Spotsylvania Court House 392:Battle of Fredericksburg 311:First Battle of Bull Run 27:Confederate army general 911:The Confederate General 846:Civil War High Commands 513:East Tennessee campaign 295:Confederate States Army 146:Confederate States Army 881:Brigades of Gettysburg 879:Gottfried, Bradley M. 810:Wert, pp. 345, 373-77. 607: 357:Battle of Malvern Hill 1012:Woodworth, Steven E. 840:Eicher, John H., and 605: 588:Battle of Bentonville 565:Battle of Cold Harbor 466:Battle of Chickamauga 152:Years of service 913:, vol. 4, edited by 592:Confederate Congress 416:Battle of Gettysburg 299:4th Alabama Infantry 297:as a captain in the 191:Division (temporary) 1039:Library of Congress 625:Summerlin Institute 586:was wounded at the 572:Siege of Petersburg 464:for victory at the 412:Gettysburg Campaign 2220:The Citadel alumni 1786:military personnel 1090:Gettysburg figures 894:Hennessy, John J. 608: 517:Campbell's Station 506:George T. Anderson 435:Elon J. Farnsworth 384:Battle of Antietam 341:Seven Days Battles 337:Peninsula Campaign 324:" under Maj. Gen. 307:lieutenant colonel 257:, the "Swamp Fox" 235:American Civil War 227:Evander McIver Law 207:American Civil War 56:Evander McIver Law 38:Evander McIver Law 2172: 2171: 860:Evans, Clement A. 792:Wert, pp. 334-36. 633:Courier Informant 553:Overland Campaign 462:Army of Tennessee 431:Judson Kilpatrick 404:Suffolk, Virginia 388:brigadier general 380:Maryland Campaign 275:Tuskegee, Alabama 224: 223: 164:Brigadier General 103:Oak Hill Cemetery 16:(Redirected from 2232: 1083: 1076: 1069: 1060: 1059: 980:Warner, Ezra J. 948:Pfanz, Harry W. 915:William C. Davis 829: 826: 820: 817: 811: 808: 802: 799: 793: 790: 784: 781: 775: 772: 766: 763: 757: 754: 748: 745: 736: 733: 727: 719: 713: 710: 704: 693: 669: 664: 663: 662: 655: 653:Biography portal 650: 649: 648: 541:Charles W. Field 521:Lafayette McLaws 502:Henry L. Benning 494:Ulysses S. Grant 481:William C. Oates 456:to join General 420:Little Round Top 373:Army of Virginia 326:James Longstreet 245:Law was born in 173: 144: 142: 141: 133: 127: 123: 121: 120: 87: 84:October 31, 1920 70: 68: 48: 30: 29: 21: 2240: 2239: 2235: 2234: 2233: 2231: 2230: 2229: 2175: 2174: 2173: 2168: 2122:Local civilians 2117: 1785: 1779: 1413: 1374:J. E. B. Stuart 1092: 1087: 1031: 996:Wert, Jeffry D. 842:David J. Eicher 837: 832: 827: 823: 818: 814: 809: 805: 800: 796: 791: 787: 782: 778: 773: 769: 764: 760: 755: 751: 746: 739: 734: 730: 720: 716: 711: 707: 694: 687: 683: 665: 660: 658: 651: 646: 644: 641: 621:Bartow, Florida 600: 598:Postbellum life 549: 525:court-martialed 454:Western Theater 450: 400: 322:Alabama Brigade 283: 243: 233:general in the 217: 213:Other work 197: 196:Cavalry Brigade 192: 187: 185:Alabama Brigade 183: 171: 170: 166: 139: 137: 118: 116: 115: 107: 106:Bartow, Florida 105: 91:Bartow, Florida 89: 85: 72: 66: 64: 39: 36: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 2238: 2228: 2227: 2222: 2217: 2212: 2207: 2202: 2197: 2192: 2187: 2170: 2169: 2167: 2166: 2161: 2156: 2151: 2146: 2141: 2136: 2131: 2125: 2123: 2119: 2118: 2116: 2115: 2110: 2105: 2100: 2095: 2090: 2085: 2080: 2075: 2070: 2065: 2060: 2055: 2050: 2045: 2040: 2035: 2030: 2025: 2020: 2015: 2010: 2005: 2000: 1995: 1990: 1985: 1980: 1975: 1970: 1965: 1960: 1955: 1950: 1945: 1940: 1935: 1930: 1925: 1920: 1915: 1910: 1905: 1900: 1898:Lyon Fremantle 1895: 1890: 1885: 1880: 1875: 1870: 1865: 1860: 1858:T. Chamberlain 1855: 1850: 1845: 1840: 1835: 1830: 1825: 1820: 1815: 1810: 1805: 1800: 1795: 1789: 1787: 1781: 1780: 1778: 1777: 1772: 1767: 1762: 1757: 1752: 1747: 1742: 1737: 1732: 1727: 1722: 1717: 1712: 1707: 1702: 1697: 1692: 1687: 1682: 1680:Schimmelfennig 1677: 1672: 1667: 1662: 1657: 1652: 1647: 1642: 1637: 1632: 1627: 1622: 1617: 1612: 1607: 1602: 1597: 1592: 1587: 1582: 1577: 1572: 1567: 1562: 1557: 1552: 1547: 1542: 1537: 1532: 1527: 1522: 1517: 1512: 1507: 1502: 1497: 1495:J. Chamberlain 1492: 1487: 1482: 1477: 1472: 1467: 1462: 1457: 1452: 1447: 1442: 1437: 1432: 1424: 1422: 1415: 1414: 1412: 1411: 1406: 1401: 1396: 1391: 1386: 1381: 1376: 1371: 1366: 1361: 1356: 1351: 1346: 1341: 1336: 1331: 1326: 1321: 1316: 1311: 1306: 1301: 1296: 1291: 1286: 1281: 1276: 1271: 1266: 1261: 1256: 1251: 1246: 1241: 1236: 1231: 1226: 1221: 1216: 1211: 1206: 1201: 1196: 1191: 1186: 1181: 1176: 1171: 1166: 1161: 1156: 1151: 1146: 1141: 1136: 1131: 1126: 1121: 1116: 1111: 1103: 1101: 1094: 1093: 1086: 1085: 1078: 1071: 1063: 1057: 1056: 1050:Evander M. Law 1047: 1042: 1030: 1029:External links 1027: 1026: 1025: 1010: 993: 978: 961: 946: 926: 907: 892: 877: 857: 836: 833: 831: 830: 828:Hewitt, p. 24. 821: 812: 803: 794: 785: 776: 767: 758: 749: 747:Pfanz, p. 173. 737: 728: 714: 705: 703:major general. 684: 682: 679: 678: 677: 671: 670: 656: 640: 637: 599: 596: 584:Matthew Butler 580:South Carolina 548: 545: 449: 446: 399: 396: 349:John Bell Hood 318:Barnard E. Bee 282: 279: 255:Francis Marion 242: 239: 222: 221: 214: 210: 209: 204: 200: 199: 180: 176: 175: 161: 157: 156: 153: 149: 148: 135: 129: 128: 113: 109: 108: 101: 99: 95: 94: 88:(aged 84) 82: 78: 77: 71:August 7, 1836 62: 58: 57: 54: 50: 49: 41: 40: 37: 33: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2237: 2226: 2223: 2221: 2218: 2216: 2213: 2211: 2208: 2206: 2203: 2201: 2198: 2196: 2193: 2191: 2188: 2186: 2183: 2182: 2180: 2165: 2162: 2160: 2157: 2155: 2152: 2150: 2147: 2145: 2142: 2140: 2137: 2135: 2132: 2130: 2127: 2126: 2124: 2120: 2114: 2111: 2109: 2106: 2104: 2101: 2099: 2096: 2094: 2091: 2089: 2086: 2084: 2081: 2079: 2076: 2074: 2071: 2069: 2066: 2064: 2061: 2059: 2056: 2054: 2051: 2049: 2046: 2044: 2041: 2039: 2036: 2034: 2031: 2029: 2026: 2024: 2021: 2019: 2016: 2014: 2011: 2009: 2006: 2004: 2001: 1999: 1996: 1994: 1991: 1989: 1986: 1984: 1981: 1979: 1976: 1974: 1971: 1969: 1966: 1964: 1961: 1959: 1956: 1954: 1951: 1949: 1946: 1944: 1941: 1939: 1936: 1934: 1931: 1929: 1926: 1924: 1921: 1919: 1916: 1914: 1911: 1909: 1906: 1904: 1901: 1899: 1896: 1894: 1891: 1889: 1886: 1884: 1881: 1879: 1876: 1874: 1871: 1869: 1866: 1864: 1861: 1859: 1856: 1854: 1851: 1849: 1846: 1844: 1841: 1839: 1836: 1834: 1831: 1829: 1826: 1824: 1821: 1819: 1816: 1814: 1811: 1809: 1806: 1804: 1801: 1799: 1796: 1794: 1791: 1790: 1788: 1784:Other notable 1782: 1776: 1773: 1771: 1768: 1766: 1763: 1761: 1758: 1756: 1753: 1751: 1748: 1746: 1743: 1741: 1738: 1736: 1733: 1731: 1728: 1726: 1723: 1721: 1718: 1716: 1713: 1711: 1708: 1706: 1703: 1701: 1698: 1696: 1693: 1691: 1688: 1686: 1683: 1681: 1678: 1676: 1673: 1671: 1668: 1666: 1663: 1661: 1658: 1656: 1653: 1651: 1648: 1646: 1643: 1641: 1638: 1636: 1633: 1631: 1628: 1626: 1623: 1621: 1618: 1616: 1613: 1611: 1608: 1606: 1603: 1601: 1598: 1596: 1593: 1591: 1588: 1586: 1583: 1581: 1578: 1576: 1573: 1571: 1568: 1566: 1563: 1561: 1558: 1556: 1553: 1551: 1548: 1546: 1543: 1541: 1538: 1536: 1533: 1531: 1528: 1526: 1523: 1521: 1518: 1516: 1513: 1511: 1508: 1506: 1503: 1501: 1498: 1496: 1493: 1491: 1488: 1486: 1483: 1481: 1478: 1476: 1473: 1471: 1468: 1466: 1463: 1461: 1458: 1456: 1453: 1451: 1448: 1446: 1443: 1441: 1438: 1436: 1433: 1431: 1430: 1426: 1425: 1423: 1420: 1416: 1410: 1407: 1405: 1402: 1400: 1397: 1395: 1392: 1390: 1387: 1385: 1382: 1380: 1377: 1375: 1372: 1370: 1367: 1365: 1362: 1360: 1357: 1355: 1352: 1350: 1347: 1345: 1342: 1340: 1337: 1335: 1332: 1330: 1327: 1325: 1322: 1320: 1317: 1315: 1312: 1310: 1307: 1305: 1302: 1300: 1297: 1295: 1292: 1290: 1287: 1285: 1282: 1280: 1277: 1275: 1272: 1270: 1267: 1265: 1262: 1260: 1257: 1255: 1252: 1250: 1247: 1245: 1242: 1240: 1237: 1235: 1232: 1230: 1227: 1225: 1222: 1220: 1217: 1215: 1212: 1210: 1207: 1205: 1202: 1200: 1197: 1195: 1192: 1190: 1187: 1185: 1182: 1180: 1177: 1175: 1172: 1170: 1167: 1165: 1162: 1160: 1157: 1155: 1152: 1150: 1149:Brockenbrough 1147: 1145: 1142: 1140: 1137: 1135: 1132: 1130: 1127: 1125: 1122: 1120: 1117: 1115: 1112: 1110: 1109: 1105: 1104: 1102: 1099: 1095: 1091: 1084: 1079: 1077: 1072: 1070: 1065: 1064: 1061: 1055: 1051: 1048: 1046: 1043: 1040: 1036: 1033: 1032: 1023: 1022:0-8032-9813-7 1019: 1015: 1011: 1008: 1007:0-671-70921-6 1004: 1000: 997: 994: 991: 990:0-8071-0823-5 987: 983: 979: 976: 975:1-882810-30-9 972: 968: 967: 963:Tagg, Larry. 962: 959: 958:0-8078-1749-X 955: 951: 947: 944: 940: 936: 935: 930: 927: 924: 923:0-918678-66-8 920: 916: 912: 908: 905: 904:0-8061-3187-X 901: 897: 893: 890: 889:0-306-81175-8 886: 882: 878: 875: 871: 867: 866: 861: 858: 855: 854:0-8047-3641-3 851: 847: 843: 839: 838: 825: 816: 807: 798: 789: 780: 771: 762: 756:Tagg, p. 228. 753: 744: 742: 732: 725: 718: 709: 701: 697: 692: 690: 685: 676: 673: 672: 668: 657: 654: 643: 636: 634: 630: 626: 622: 618: 614: 604: 595: 593: 589: 585: 581: 577: 573: 568: 566: 562: 558: 554: 547:1864–65 544: 542: 538: 537:Robert E. Lee 533: 528: 526: 522: 518: 514: 509: 507: 503: 497: 495: 490: 486: 482: 476: 474: 473:Micah Jenkins 469: 467: 463: 459: 458:Braxton Bragg 455: 445: 443: 438: 436: 432: 427: 425: 421: 417: 413: 409: 405: 395: 393: 389: 385: 381: 376: 374: 370: 366: 362: 358: 354: 350: 346: 342: 338: 333: 332:in May 1862. 331: 327: 323: 319: 316: 312: 308: 304: 300: 296: 292: 288: 278: 276: 272: 268: 264: 260: 256: 252: 248: 238: 236: 232: 228: 220: 215: 211: 208: 205: 201: 195: 190: 186: 181: 177: 174:(unconfirmed) 169: 168:Major General 165: 162: 158: 154: 150: 147: 136: 130: 126: 114: 110: 104: 100: 96: 92: 83: 79: 75: 63: 59: 55: 51: 47: 42: 31: 19: 1615:Krzyżanowski 1427: 1268: 1106: 1054:Find a Grave 1013: 998: 981: 965: 949: 933: 910: 895: 880: 864: 845: 824: 815: 806: 797: 788: 779: 770: 761: 752: 731: 717: 708: 699: 632: 609: 576:Wade Hampton 569: 550: 529: 510: 498: 477: 470: 451: 441: 439: 428: 401: 377: 345:Gaines' Mill 334: 284: 244: 226: 225: 203:Battles/wars 86:(1920-10-31) 2190:1920 deaths 2185:1836 births 1124:G. Anderson 1119:R. Anderson 1098:Confederate 724:4th Alabama 629:Polk County 424:Devil's Den 267:The Citadel 231:Confederate 18:Evander Law 2179:Categories 2149:McConaughy 2108:Wainwright 2043:Muhlenberg 2008:McCandless 1650:Pleasonton 1610:Kilpatrick 1540:Farnsworth 1369:G. Steuart 1284:Longstreet 835:References 557:Wilderness 398:Gettysburg 315:Brig. Gen. 313:he was in 241:Early life 112:Allegiance 67:1836-08-07 53:Birth name 2154:McPherson 2129:Broadhead 2103:Trobriand 2018:McFarland 2013:McDougall 1740:Wadsworth 1715:Steinwehr 1600:Humphreys 1535:Doubleday 1485:Carpenter 1394:R. Walker 1389:J. Walker 1344:Robertson 1319:Pettigrew 1219:Humphreys 1154:Chambliss 1139:Barksdale 1134:Armistead 1114:Alexander 698:New York 489:XII Corps 448:Tennessee 414:. At the 382:, at the 369:John Pope 363:, at the 309:. At the 289:from the 287:secession 281:Civil War 259:guerrilla 155:1861–1865 34:Maj. Gen. 2023:McIntosh 1973:Jeffords 1968:Humiston 1948:Harrison 1893:Enderlin 1770:Williams 1705:Stannard 1690:Sedgwick 1665:Robinson 1655:Reynolds 1625:Meredith 1530:Crawford 1475:Caldwell 1294:Marshall 1249:W. Jones 1244:J. Jones 639:See also 532:Richmond 460:and the 422:and the 339:and the 194:Butler's 179:Commands 132:Service/ 2144:McClean 2073:Salomon 2048:O'Rorke 2038:Morrill 2033:Melcher 1998:Latimer 1958:Hazlett 1953:Haskell 1913:Garrard 1878:Dearing 1863:Colvill 1848:Carroll 1843:Burling 1838:Burgwyn 1765:Willard 1735:Vincent 1695:Sickles 1630:Merritt 1620:Lincoln 1575:Hancock 1515:Cushing 1500:Claflin 1421:leaders 1404:Wofford 1384:Trimble 1339:Ramseur 1329:Pickett 1259:Kershaw 1239:Johnson 1234:Jenkins 1229:Iverson 1224:Imboden 1194:Hampton 1184:Garnett 1144:Benning 1100:leaders 1037:at the 943:2048818 613:Florida 551:In the 378:In the 328:in the 303:Zouaves 271:Alabama 2098:Taylor 2083:Sorrel 2068:Poague 2063:Perrin 2058:Pegram 2053:Pardee 1963:Howell 1933:Grimes 1918:Godwin 1908:Gamble 1873:Coster 1853:Carter 1823:Brooke 1818:Biddle 1813:Berdan 1750:Warren 1725:Tilton 1700:Slocum 1685:Schurz 1670:Rowley 1635:Newton 1595:Howard 1590:Hooker 1580:Harrow 1565:Greene 1560:Graham 1550:Gibbon 1525:Cutler 1520:Custer 1510:Curtin 1470:Buford 1465:Birney 1460:Biddle 1455:Baxter 1450:Barnes 1445:Barlow 1409:Wright 1399:Wilcox 1379:Thomas 1359:Semmes 1354:Scales 1324:Perrin 1314:Pender 1304:O'Neal 1299:McLaws 1289:Mahone 1279:W. Lee 1274:F. Lee 1254:Kemper 1189:Gordon 1159:Daniel 1129:Archer 1020:  1005:  988:  973:  956:  941:  921:  902:  887:  874:833588 872:  862:, ed. 852:  253:under 189:Hood's 143:  134:branch 122:  98:Buried 93:, U.S. 76:, U.S. 2164:Wills 2139:Burns 2134:Bryan 2093:Stone 2088:Spear 2078:Smith 2003:Lewis 1988:Keogh 1983:Kelly 1978:Jones 1928:Gregg 1923:Goree 1888:Ellis 1883:Devin 1868:Corby 1833:Bryan 1828:Brown 1803:Baker 1798:Avery 1793:Alger 1730:Tyler 1720:Sykes 1710:Starr 1675:Ruger 1640:Nolan 1570:Gregg 1555:Gilsa 1545:Geary 1505:Cross 1480:Candy 1440:Ayres 1429:Meade 1419:Union 1364:Smith 1349:Rodes 1334:Posey 1309:Oates 1179:Ewell 1174:Early 1169:Doles 1164:Davis 700:Times 681:Notes 353:Union 343:. At 291:Union 265:(now 2159:Wade 2113:Ward 2028:Mayo 1993:Lang 1943:Hall 1938:Gwyn 1808:Belo 1775:Zook 1760:Webb 1755:Weed 1745:Ward 1660:Rice 1645:Paul 1605:Hunt 1585:Hays 1490:Carr 1435:Ames 1264:Lane 1214:Hood 1209:Hill 1204:Heth 1199:Hays 1018:ISBN 1003:ISBN 986:ISBN 971:ISBN 954:ISBN 939:OCLC 919:ISBN 900:ISBN 885:ISBN 870:OCLC 850:ISBN 487:and 160:Rank 81:Died 61:Born 1903:Fry 1269:Law 1108:Lee 1052:at 619:at 371:'s 2181:: 844:. 740:^ 688:^ 594:. 485:XI 444:. 437:. 375:. 277:. 237:. 1082:e 1075:t 1068:v 1024:. 1009:. 992:. 977:. 960:. 945:. 925:. 906:. 891:. 876:. 856:. 69:) 65:( 20:)

Index

Evander Law

Darlington, South Carolina
Bartow, Florida
Oak Hill Cemetery
Confederate States of America
Confederate States Army
Brigadier General
Major General
Alabama Brigade
Hood's
Butler's
American Civil War
South Florida Military College
Confederate
American Civil War
Darlington, South Carolina
American Revolutionary War
Francis Marion
guerrilla
South Carolina Military Academy
The Citadel
Alabama
Tuskegee, Alabama
secession
Union
Confederate States Army
4th Alabama Infantry
Zouaves
lieutenant colonel

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.