Joseph Brevard Kershaw
Joseph Brevard Kershaw (born January 5, 1822 in Camden , South Carolina , † April 13, 1894 ibid) was an officer in the United States Army , lawyer, politician and major general in the Confederate Army .
Born January 5, 1822 near Camden to a congressman, Kershaw became a lawyer in 1843. A year later, in 1844, he married Lucretia Douglas. The marriage resulted in a son and four daughters. He took part in the Mexican-American War as a volunteer in the Palmetto Regiment . In 1852 and 1854, Kershaw was elected to the South Carolina Senate. After the outbreak of the Civil War , he placed the Second South Carolina Infantry Regiment on which he was a colonel.
On February 13, 1862, he was promoted to Brigadier General.
In this capacity he participated in the Peninsula Campaign , the Second Battle of the Bull Run , the Battle of Antietam and the Battle of Fredericksburg . In 1863 he fought at Chancellorsville , Gettysburg and the Battle of Chickamauga . Promoted to major general in May 1864, he assumed command of a division in the Army of Northern Virginia under the command of General James Longstreet . Kershaw's division participated in the fighting at Wilderness , Spotsylvania Court House , Cold Harbor, and the Siege of Petersburg . He was among the generals who were captured after the fighting on Saylor's Creek .
Upon his return, he served as President of the South Carolina Senate for one year in 1865. From 1877 to 1893 he worked as a judge. In the same year he took over the post office in Camden.
See also
Web links
- Joseph Brevard Kershaw in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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| SURNAME | Kershaw, Joseph Brevard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American General of the Confederation |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1822 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | near Camden , South Carolina |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 13, 1894 |
| Place of death | Camden , South Carolina |