Zachariah Cantey Deas
Zachariah Cantey Deas (born October 25, 1819 in Camden , South Carolina , † March 3, 1882 in New York City ) was a brigadier general in the Army of the Confederate States of America in the Civil War .
Life
In his youth, the family moved to Mobile , Alabama . Deas served in the American-Mexican War . Then he came to financial prosperity as a cotton trader. With this money Zachariah Cantey Deas upgraded after the exit of Alabama from the Union of the 22nd Alabama Infantry Regiment at his own expense. As commander of the regiment, Deas led General Gladden's brigade shortly after he was wounded in the battle of Shiloh . Deas himself was seriously wounded in the further course of the battle. After his recovery he served under Braxton Bragg during its invasion in Kentucky . On December 13, 1862, Deas was promoted to brigadier general. His brigade, consisting of 5 regiments from Alabama, fought in the battles of Murfreesboro and Chickamauga , where his soldiers captured 17 guns from the northern states . Further stations were the Battle of Chattanooga and all other skirmishes with the participation of the Army of Tennessee until an illness forced him to resign in the spring of 1865.
After the war, Deas settled in New York City and resumed his previous work as a trader on the stock exchange. His grave is in Woodlawn Cemetery .
literature
- Ezra J. Warner: Generals in Gray - Lives of the Confederate Commanders . Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge (LA) 1959
- James Spencer: Civil War Generals . Greenwood Press Inc., Westport (CO) 1986
See also
Web links
- Zachariah Cantey Deas in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Deas, Zachariah Cantey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brigadier General of the Confederate States Army in the Civil War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Camden , South Carolina |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 3, 1882 |
| Place of death | New York City |