General Joseph Kershaw, C.S.A.

(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Mexican War veteran. Commissioned as a colonel in the 2nd South Carolina Infantry at the outbreak of war. Promoted to brigadier general in February 1862 and major general in June 1864. Major campaigns and battles include First Manassas, the Peninsul...

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Main Author:	Anthony, E. & H.T., New York
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6364

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spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures General Joseph Kershaw, C.S.A. Anthony, E. & H.T., New York
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Kershaw, Joseph Brevard, 1822-1894; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--South Carolina; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description	(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Mexican War veteran. Commissioned as a colonel in the 2nd South Carolina Infantry at the outbreak of war. Promoted to brigadier general in February 1862 and major general in June 1864. Major campaigns and battles include First Manassas, the Peninsular campaign, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and Sayler's Creek. After the war, Kershaw returned to South Carolina to practice law and became involved in state politics. He died in Camden, South Carolina in April 1894 and is buried there. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 4. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling	Q0000000074Q74General Joseph Kershaw, C.S.A.(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Mexican War veteran. Commissioned as a colonel in the 2nd South Carolina Infantry at the outbreak of war. Promoted to brigadier general in February 1862 and major general in June 1864. Major campaigns and battles include First Manassas, the Peninsular campaign, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and Sayler's Creek. After the war, Kershaw returned to South Carolina to practice law and became involved in state politics. He died in Camden, South Carolina in April 1894 and is buried there. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 4. National Historical Society, 1991.1862-1863 circa1860-1869Anthony, E. & H.T., New YorkKershaw, Joseph Brevard, 1822-1894; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--South Carolina; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #059v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00123http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6364
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General Joseph Kershaw, C.S.A.

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