Isham Warren Garrott
Isham Warren Garrott (* 1816 in Anson County , North Carolina , † June 17, 1863 in Vicksburg , Mississippi ) was an American politician, businessman and brigadier general of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War .
Life
After graduating from high school, Garrott studied law at the University of North Carolina , was a prosecutor in Marion , Alabama in 1840 and was active in politics, where he was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1845 and 1847 . In the following years he became a co-owner of the Marion and Alabama River Transportation Company and president of Howard College in Marion.
Civil War
When the civil war broke out, he assembled the 20th Alabama Infantry Regiment at his own expense, and he was appointed colonel . After the Battle of Port Gibson (Mississippi) he took over the place of the fallen General Edward Dorr Tracy as Brigadier General and was ordered with his troops to defend Vicksburg. During the siege of Vicksburg , which lasted from May 18 to July 4, 1863 , Garrott was shot dead by a sniper from the Union Army on June 17, 1863 .
It was in honor of Fort Garrott near Vicksburg named.
See also
literature
- David J. Eicher, The Civil War in Books: An Analytical Bibliography , University of Illinois, 1997, ISBN 0-252-02273-4 .
- Richard N. Current, Encyclopedia of the Confederacy (1993) (4 vol.) ( ISBN 0-13-275991-8 )
- John H. Eicher & David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands , Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3 .
- Ezra J. Warner, Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders , Louisiana State University Press, 1959, ISBN 0-8071-0823-5 .
Web links
- Isham Warren Garrott in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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SURNAME | Garrott, Isham Warren |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician, businessman, and Confederate general in the American Civil War |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1816 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Anson County , North Carolina |
DATE OF DEATH | June 17, 1863 |
Place of death | Vicksburg , Mississippi |