The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-04
COMPLIES LIST OF CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS Major and Lieutenant Gen. erals on Confederate Side J. S. FOSTER IS AUTHOR Captain Foster Submits List Which Camp Hardee Values Very High
 ly-Will Be Filed in the
 State Archives

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 Capt. J. S. Foster of Camp Hardee or Confederate Veterans in this city has eom- piled a roster of the major generals and lieutenant generals serving southern ranks during the Civil war. The document Is to be filed in the Alabama archives and has been declared to be of unusual historical value by the members of Camp Hardee. who were present at it's reading by Cap tain Foster at the last monthly meeting.
 The rank. age and condensed history of the military chieftains of the war accord ing to Captain Foster are as follows:
 Jefferson Davis, commander-n-ch chief Born Fairview, Ky, June 3, 1s0S. Claimed by state of Mississippi. Graduated at West Point 1928. Died New Orleans, La, December G. 1SS9
 Samuel Cooper, adjutant general. Born Hackensack, N. J., June 12, 17sS. C1aimed by state of Virginia. Graduted West Point 1S17. Died near Alexandria Decem- Der IA, 1876.
 Field Generals
 Albert sydney Johnston. Born washing ton, Mason county, Kentucky. February 8, 1903. Claimed by state of Texas. Grad uated West Point 1926. Died from wound on Battlefield Shiloh April G. 1862.
 Robert Edward Lee. Born Stratford. state of Virginia, June 1s 1907. Claimed by state of Virginia. Graduated West Point 1929 Died Lexington, Va, october l2. lS1o.
 Joseph Eggleston Johnston. Born Faun- vile, P. k. county, state of Virginia, Feb ruary B. 1907. Claimed by state of Vir- ginia. Graduated West Point 1929. Died Washington. D. C., March q, 1891.
 Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard. Born New Orleans, state Louisiana, May 25, ISIS. Claimed by state of Louisiana. Graduated West Joint 1S3S Died New Or leans, La, February 20. 1893.
 Braxton Bragg. Born Warren county, state North Carolina, March 22, 1915. Claimed by state of Alabama. Graduated West Point 1887. Died Galveston, Tex, September 27 1876.
 Edmund Kirby Smith. Born St. Augus- tine, Fla, May IS, 1924. CT med by state of Florida. Graduated f Point 1Si5. Died St. Augustine, Fla, March H 'a3.
 John Bell Hood. Born C asgfiie June l, 1881 Claimed by sIs of 5. Graduated West Point 1s5t aIe6 feH r. leans. La, August 30, 1S7
 Samuel Cooper was the sH8 ssHeHa al of the confederates sts s f-Hae of his office.
 Albert Sydney Johnst aa tne f@ ak ing field general.
 John Bell Hood was r an ary general when he succeed 5aa h les ton Johnston and plac 1mnna1 of the western army, ar bittle of Nashville was at his re- lieyed of the command of
 Lieutenant Generals
 James Longstreet. Born Edgef1eld, dis trict South Carolina, January 8, 1921. Claimed by state of Georgia. Graduated West Point 1S42. Died Gainesville. Ga, January ?, 1894
 Thomas Jonathan Jackson. Born Clarks burg, Va, January 21, 1924. Claimed by state of Virginia. Graduated West Point 1s46. Died from wounds and sickness near the battlefield of Charlottesville, Va. May 10, 1863.
 William Joseph Hardee. Born Savannah. Ca, November 10, 1915 Qsl9. Claimed by state of Georgia. Graduated West Point 1sss Died Withvile, Va, November 6, 1873.
 Leonidas Polk. Born Raleigh, N. C., April 6, 1sos Claimed by state of Louisi- ana. Graduated West Point 1927. Died in battle of Mount Georgia, June II, 1864.
 Ambrose Powell Hill. Born Culpepper courthouse, Virginia. November g. 1925 Claimed by state of Virginia. Graduated West Point 1s36. Died from gunshot wound at the seige of Petersburg, Va, April 2, 1885,
 Richard Stoddert Ewell. Born District Columbia, February 8, 1877. Claimed by state of Virginia. Graduated West Point 1S4O. Died Springfield, Tenn, January 20, 1872.
 James Ewell Brown Stuart. Born Pat rick county, Virginia, February 6. 1853. Claimed by state of Virginia. Graduated West Point 1854 Died from wounds re- ceived in battle or Yellow IaNerh, Na' June 12, 1864.
 Wade Hampton Born Columbia, s. C.. March IS. 1s1S Claimed by state of South Carolina Graduated University South Carolina 1S39. Died April F, 1902, Colum- bia s. C.
 Joseph Wheeler. Born Augusta, Ga. September 10, 1886 Claimed by state of Alabama. Graduated West Point 1859. Died in city of New York January 2S, 1906.
 Nathan Bedford Forest. Born Chapel Hill, Tenn, January 13. 1921. Claimed by state of Tennessee. Not a graduate. Died city of Memphis, Tenn. october 20, 1877.
 stephen Dill Lee. Born Charleston, s. C., September 22, 1883. Claimed by state of South Carolina. Graduate West Point 1854. Died Vicksburg, Miss, May 2s, 1908.
 Richard Taylor. Born Louisville, Ky, January 27. 1926. Claimed by state of Louisiana. Graduated Yale college 1Si0. Died New York city April 2. 1871 ? Daniel Harvey Hill. Born York district, South Carolina, January 12. 1921. Claimed by state of North Carolina. Graduate west Point 1S2. Died Charlotte, N. C., September 24, 1889.
 Alexander Peter Stewart. Born Rogers vile, Tenn, october 22. 1921. Claimed by state of Tennessee. Graduate West Point ls42 Died Biloxi, Miss, August 13. 1908.
 Jubal Anderson Barley. Born Franklin county, Virginia, November 3, 1sl6. Claimed by state of Virginia Graduate West Point 1887. Died Lynchburg, Va, March ?. 1894.
 delpha, Pa, August 10 1874. Claimed by Philadelphia Pa, July 13, 1881.
 Simon Boliver Buckner. Born Hart county, Kentucky, April 1, 1923. Claimed by state of Kentucky. Graduate West Point 1sH. Died March 1. 1912