General Thomas Drayton, C.S.A.

General Thomas Drayton, C.S.A.

(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general). Graduated from West Point, 1828; classmate of Jefferson Davis. Drayton resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1836 and returned to South Carolina. Drayton was appointed as brigadier general in September 1861 and was assigned to the defenses of Port Roy...

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Main Author: Anthony, E. & H.T., 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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General Thomas Drayton, C.S.A.
Anthony, E. & H.T., New York
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Drayton, Thomas, 1808-1891; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--South Carolina; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description (Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general). Graduated from West Point, 1828; classmate of Jefferson Davis. Drayton resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1836 and returned to South Carolina. Drayton was appointed as brigadier general in September 1861 and was assigned to the defenses of Port Royal, South Carolina. Major campaigns and battles include Thoroughfare Gap, Second Manassas, South Mountain, and Antietam. Drayton spent the remainder of the war in the Trans-Mississippi. After the war, Drayton lived in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. He died in Florence, South Carolina, in February 1891 and is buried in Charlotte, North Carolina. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 2. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling Q0000000180Q180General Thomas Drayton, C.S.A.(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general). Graduated from West Point, 1828; classmate of Jefferson Davis. Drayton resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1836 and returned to South Carolina. Drayton was appointed as brigadier general in September 1861 and was assigned to the defenses of Port Royal, South Carolina. Major campaigns and battles include Thoroughfare Gap, Second Manassas, South Mountain, and Antietam. Drayton spent the remainder of the war in the Trans-Mississippi. After the war, Drayton lived in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. He died in Florence, South Carolina, in February 1891 and is buried in Charlotte, North Carolina. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 2. National Historical Society, 1991.1861-1862 circa1860-1869Anthony, E. & H.T., New YorkDrayton, Thomas, 1808-1891; 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, #139v5914Alabama 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 TIFFLPP00229http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6440
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