Edward porter alexander sixth of eight children, alexander was born on may 26, 1835, in wilkes county to sarah and adam alexander. Army, a confederate general in the american civil war, and later a railroad executive, planter, and author. Jackson was one of his teachers, graduating in 1855. Alexander was a respected author following the war. Gallagher talked about the book he edited, fighting for the confederacy. Most careful students of the war will have encountered the chapter in. A confederate general and his slave history news network. Edward alexander historical records and family trees. Edward porter alexander 18351910 new georgia encyclopedia. Search 14,450 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. Respected by some of the confederacys most important commanders, alexander would participate in nearly every major campaign in the eastern theatre, contributing substantially to the armys greatest successes and sharing in its bitterest defeats. He served for nearly 30 years as vicepresident for interpretation at colonial williamsburg 19461972 and founded the museum studies program at the university of delaware, which he directed for its first six years. Edward porter alexander became a cadet at west point in 1853 and served as a confederate brigadier general in the civil war.
He served first as an officer in the united states army and later, during the american civil war, in the confederate army, rising to the rank of brigadier general. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. He served as a combat engineer, aide to general robert e. Edward porter alexander was born may 26, 1835 in wilkes county, washington, georgia, one of eight children born. A critical narrative published in 1907 and fighting for the confederacy. Known mostly as porter, he was considered talented engineer and artillerist when in 1857 he graduated 3rd in his class from the united states military.
Edward porter alexander, csa 1835 1910 family tree on geni, with over. Edward porter alexander was born on may 26, 1835, in washington, georgia, about 100 miles east of atlanta. He received a wellrounded education and entered the u. Historical article as it appeared in the confederate veteran, volume one, 2002. Index for montgomery books full name index, by lois hampton trusty. Even if it may not been a 100% noble at least you can appreciate edward porter alexander. The personal recollections of general edward porter alexander posthumous, 1989. He also named two periods in which there could have been confederate victory in 2 periods. Intended for family and intimate friends, it is an insiders candid and evocative assessment of people and events. Bull runmanassass i and glendale the latter is much more believable and knew victory was certainly possible unlike some on this website. University of california and uploaded to the internet archive by.
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Account of the surrender from his memoirs nov 27, 2015. Originally published by unc press in 1989, fighting for the confederacy is one of the richest personal accounts in all of the vast literature on the civil war. Edward porter alexander books list of books by author. Military memoirs of a confederate rare book for sale. Alexander was involved in nearly all of the great battles of the east, from first manassas through appomattox, and his duties brought him into frequent contact with most of the high command of the army of northern. Edward porter alexander, csa, commander of artillery for longstreets corp and directed the 2 hourlong bombardment preceding picketts charge the largest. Unlike some other confederate memoirists, general edward porter alexander had no use for bitter lost cause theories to explain the souths defeat. As picketts division swept forward in their fateful charge of cemetery ridge, colonel edward porter alexander remained among his foremost artillery batteries and waited for the precious spare ammunition to arrive to replenish empty ammunition chests. First published in 1907, military memoirs of a confederate is regarded by many historians as one of the most important and dispassionate firsthand general accounts of the american civil war. Buy online, order tollfree or visit our physical store.
Crutchfield stayed on as an instructor of mathematics and tactics and served as interim superintendent of the vmi in early 1861. Abstract, edward porter alexander was an engineer, united states and. A critical narrative 1907 and fighting for the confederacy. Edward porter alexander was an engineer, united states and confederate army. Univ of north carolina press, mar 1, 1998 history 692 pages. Being an account of the ancestry and descendants of samuel and martha perley porter of chester, n. Though he had served with distinction during the civil war, it was porter alexanders memoirs that have kept his name ali. Army, confederate general in the american civil war, and later a railroad executive, planter, and author. It has many wonderful stories about sanford porter s life and will be a treasure to you for many years to come. Colonel edward porter alexanders story thomas legion. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch.
Military memoirs of a confederate first edition edward. Second edition genealogies of the early settlers of weston, vermont in celebration of the 200 th year of the founding of weston, vermont, the weston historical society published 100 copies of a genealogical compendium of the early settlers of weston. This is the autobiographical account of general edward porter alexander who served for the confederacy during the war between the states civil war. Edward porter alexander west point class of 1857 rose to rank of. Betty jacqueline alexander mason 1836 1899 genealogy. Alexander met bettie mason of virginia in 1859 and they married on april 3, 1860. Edward porter alexander essential civil war curriculum.
Books, vital records, genealogy cds, maps and atlases, genealogy software, archival supplies. Courts martial book, military district of alexandria, 18641865, contains. He was one of eight children born to adam leopold alexander, and sara hillhouse gilbert. Edward porter alexander s military memoirs of a confederate. William burford alexander biography and genealogy 18531931 dallas and perry county, alabama william burford alexander was born august 26. Edward porter alexander from a wartime photograph photograph from.
Research genealogy for edward porter alexander of virginia, as well as other members of the alexander family, on ancestry. Alexander, edwakd porter, engineer, brigadier general of artillery, chief of artillery for longstreets corps, professor in the university of south carolina, railroad manager and president, and engineer arbitrator of boundary survey between costa rica and nicaragua, was born at washington, georgia, may 26, 1835. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Morse during the seven days battle in front of richmond and reconnaissance from june 27th to july 4th, the gazelle and crew were. Most info on sanders and elizabeth eddington montgomery, john and isabell montgomery cole and john montgomery who m. Stapleton crutchfield junior was born in spotsylvania county, virginia on june 21, 1835. Books by edward porter alexander author of fighting for. Dubose, the soninlaw of robert toombs, was a resident of washington. John alexanders 1878 book descendants of john alexander. Miss bowen wrote a text book on astronomy by observation and an incomplete history of wilkes county. Edward porter alexander has 27 books on goodreads with 987 ratings. He attended the virginia military institute, where thomas j. Search 16,267 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever.
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Alexander, on alumni day, west point centennial, june 9, 1902 caption title. Alexander was the officer in charge of the massive artillery bombardment preceding picketts charge, on the third day of the battle of gettysburg, and is also noted for his early use of signals and observation balloons during combat. Andrews, two of georgias most gifted women educators. He served first as an officer in the united states army and later, during the american civil war 18611865, in the confederate army, rising to the rank of brigadier general. A critical narrative edward porter alexander full view 1907. In the narrative of the civil war, edward porter alexander has loomed larger in death than in life.
He wrote many magazine articles and two major books. Edward porter alexander genealogy trails history group. Descendants of alexander montgomery i of albemarle co. Edward porter alexander was one of only three confederate officers to rise to the rank of general in the artillery branch. Free genealogy search for your family history in photos.
Edward porter alexander synopsis first published in 1907, military memoirs of a confederate is regarded by many historians as one of the most important and dispassionate firsthand general accounts of the american civil war. Nathaniel porter porter family history by captain john m. Colonel edward porter alexander, needed to take full command of the balloon corps. Edward porter alexander was the confederate artillery commander before. It has many wonderful stories about sanford porters life and will be a treasure to you for many years to come. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Personal recollections of general edward porter alexander. Edward porter alexander was an engineer, united states and confederate army officer, university professor, businessman, and planter. Edward alexander porter 06 aug 1829 naples, ontario, new york, united states. Colonel edward porter alexander at picketts charge general e porter alexander army of northern virginia history alexanders artillery battle of gettysburg artillery cemetery ridge seminary ridge. Bessie mason born 1861, edward porter ii and lucy roy twins, born 1863, an unnamed daughter 1865, died in infancy prior to naming, adam leopold 1867, and william mason 1868. We have three binding options, coil binding is the most popular.
Edward porter alexander civil war history discussion. General edward porter alexander and the appomattox campaign. The book expanded on the basic research completed by raymond taylor. Edward porter alexander may 26, 1835 april 28, 1910 was a military engineer, railroad executive, planter, and author. Edward porter alexander wikisource, the free online library. Topics include porter family genealogy, her methodist upbringing, childhood in. His paternal grandfather, brigadier general edward porter alexander 19351910 of georgia, made history by being the first to use signal flags to transmit a message during combat over long a long distance and wrote two highly regarded books about the the american civil war.
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Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Hailed as one of the greatest civil war books, this exhaustive. They both moved about year 1796 or 1800 to georgia, probably they moved to georgia about the. Edward porter alexander january 11, 1907 july 31, 2003 was an american historian, museum administrator, educator and author.
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