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Paul Jones Semmes (June 4, 1815 – July 10, 1863) was a banker, businessman, and a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg.
10 de jul. de 2023 · Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. Born on a plantation in Wilkes County, Georgia, he served as a Captain in the Georgia Militia, 1846 to 1861. After the start of the Civil War, he was appointed Colonel of the 2nd Georgia Infantry and was promoted Brigadier General in March, 1862.
On the day before his death in a Virginia hospital, Confederate Brigadier General Paul Semmes, who was wounded at Gettysburg, wrote the following letter to his wife. His handwriting is evidence of the severity of his wounds.
Paul J. Semmes. Semmes was one of the organizers and was elected colonel of the 2nd Georgia Infantry. The regiment was sent to Virginia, where it was assigned to Magruder’s force on the peninsula. On March 11, 1862 Semmes was promoted to brigadier general and assigned to the division of General John B. Magruder.
24 de nov. de 2016 · Paul Jones Semmes (June 4, 1815 – July 10, 1863) was a banker, businessman, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War, mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg. Early life. Semmes was born at Montford's Plantation in Wilkes County, Georgia.
About Paul Jones Semmes. Brigadier General Paul Jones Semmes commanded the brigade at Gettysburg. Semmes was born in Wilkes County, Georgia. He was a banker, plantation owner and militia officer in Columbus. At the beginning of the war he became colonel of the 2nd Georgia Infantry Regiment before he was promoted to brigadier general in March of ...
On the day before his death in a Virginia hospital, Confederate Brigadier General Paul Semmes wrote the following letter to his wife. His handwriting is evidence of the severity of his wounds.
