Louis Wigfall.

Louis Wigfall.

(No wartime uniformed photograph is known to exist. This photograph was probably taken at the time of Fort Sumter. - W. Davis.) Commissioned as a brigadier general in October 1861. Resigned his commission in February 1862 to take a seat in the Confederate Congress, but briefly served as General L...

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Main Author: Brady National Photography, New York
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Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Alabama Photographs and Pictures
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Louis Wigfall.
Brady National Photography, New York
fulltopic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Wigfall, Louis T. (Louis Trezevant), 1816-1874
description (No wartime uniformed photograph is known to exist. This photograph was probably taken at the time of Fort Sumter. - W. Davis.) Commissioned as a brigadier general in October 1861. Resigned his commission in February 1862 to take a seat in the Confederate Congress, but briefly served as General Longstreet's aide in the summer of 1862. Major campaigns and battles include Seven Pines and Seven Days'. After the war, Wigfall eventually returned to Texas; he died in Galveston in February 1874. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 6. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling Q0000000156Q156Louis Wigfall.(No wartime uniformed photograph is known to exist. This photograph was probably taken at the time of Fort Sumter. - W. Davis.) Commissioned as a brigadier general in October 1861. Resigned his commission in February 1862 to take a seat in the Confederate Congress, but briefly served as General Longstreet's aide in the summer of 1862. Major campaigns and battles include Seven Pines and Seven Days'. After the war, Wigfall eventually returned to Texas; he died in Galveston in February 1874. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 6. National Historical Society, 1991.1861 circa1860-1869Brady National Photography, New YorkWigfall, Louis T. (Louis Trezevant), 1816-1874Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #123v5914Alabama 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 TIFFLPP00205http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6427
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