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Military leader, businessman, and historian edward porter alexander was born may 26 1835, in washington, georgia. It has many wonderful stories about sanford porters life and will be a treasure to you for many years to come. The exact location of the land now can be determined to be near state highway eleven. Most careful students of the war will have encountered the chapter in. He also named two periods in which there could have been confederate victory in 2 periods. Edward porter alexander, csa 1835 1910 family tree on geni, with over. Edward porter alexander has 27 books on goodreads with 987 ratings. 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.

This site attempts to reconstruct a family tree of early british colonial settlers pre 1776 of southern maryland and virginias northern neck counties along the potomac and rappahannock river valleys and is a work in progress. 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 simple english wikipedia, the. Military memoirs of a confederate first edition edward. His grandfather was the confederate artillery general, edward porter alexander. Porter family history volume 1 is our most popular porter book.

Alexander alexander bef 1869 managed by johan boonzaier. Every time i read something about porter alexander, it is generally exciting and interesting. Topics include porter family genealogy, her methodist upbringing, childhood in. Account of the surrender from his memoirs nov 27, 2015.

When people state what makes a general great, strategy and the successful execution of their plans seem to be the benchmarks. Edward porter alexander, military memoirs of a confederate. Edward porter alexander civil war history discussion. 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. Andrews, two of georgias most gifted women educators. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Minute book, 28 august 18612 april 1862 and 21 december 1866, of the. Mack edward alexander 21 mar 1917 mecklenburg, north carolina. In 1922 his body was brought to arlington national cemetery. Without support from alexanders guns, the confederate infantry was on its own. Free genealogy search for your family history in photos. This biography is also in the book biographies of notable and notsonotable. He was the son of edward porter alexander ii and agnes grady porter. Bolin register report of edward argoe register report of henry salley register report of nicholas yonn register report of smith m.

Edward porter alexander may 26, 1835 april 28, 1910 was a military engineer, railroad executive, planter, and author. Edward porter alexander was born may 26, 1835 in wilkes county, washington, georgia, one of eight children born. Unlike fighting for the confederacy, which was based largely on alexanders. Bull runmanassass i and glendale the latter is much more believable and knew victory was certainly possible unlike some on this website. Edward porter alexander wikisource, the free online library. Lieut edward porter alexander, iii 18911918 find a. Edward porter alexander, csa, commander of artillery for longstreets corp and directed the 2 hourlong bombardment preceding picketts charge the largest. Porter register report of anthony vogle register report of joseph i. General edward porter alexander and the appomattox campaign. Edward alexander porter 06 aug 1829 naples, ontario, new york, united states. 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. Will book 1 p 83 marshall county, wv in the name of god, i aaronporter considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of sound mind and memory blessed be almighty god for the same do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following. Jeremiah johnson and thomazin blanchard johnson, his wife.

In the narrative of the civil war, edward porter alexander has loomed larger in death than in life. Search 14,506 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. Edward porter alexander papers, 18521910 finding aids. 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.

Dubose, the soninlaw of robert toombs, was a resident of washington. 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 alexander was the officer in charge of the massive artillery bombardment preceding picketts. His father adam, was a yale graduate of the class of 1821. Joseph needham alexander 26 oct 1842 gibson, tennessee, united states. Jack black jack travis chief of artillery, longstreets corps. William burford alexander biography and genealogy 18531931 dallas and perry county, alabama william burford alexander was born august. Colonel edward porter alexander general e porter alexander biography history. Clagon register report of thomas blount register report of john croft. Images of wills, inventories, estates, book a, 1786 to 1799.

Edward porter alexander january 11, 1907 july 31, 2003 was an american historian, museum administrator, educator and author. Being an account of the ancestry and descendants of samuel and martha perley porter of chester, n. General edward porter alexander was the master gunner of the confederacy. Bourbon county kentucky genealogy records images of. He wrote many magazine articles and two major books. Welcome to the alexander family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. Alexander porter of this family escaped to america in 1801. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. 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.

The deed says that the land was located at a spring by middle creek. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Army, but the native georgian resigned his commission in may 1861 and joined the. Samuel apparently sailed to the united states as part of the great puritan emigration. Army, a confederate general in the american civil war, and later a railroad. Edward porter alexander in myheritage family trees munoz090608 web site.

Edward porter alexander may 26, 1835 april 28, 1910 was an engineer, an officer in the u. The book expanded on the basic research completed by raymond taylor. Edward porter alexander 18351910 find a grave memorial. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Books by edward porter alexander author of fighting for. Military memoirs of a confederate rare book for sale. Edward porter alexander was born on may 26, 1835, in washington, georgia, about 100 miles east of atlanta. Bourbon county probate records available to members of kentucky pioneers newspapers.

Unlike some other confederate memoirists, general edward porter alexander had no use for bitter lost cause theories to explain the souths defeat. He rose to the rank of brigadier general during the war, and afterward he became a scholar, a businessman, and a writer. We have three binding options, coil binding is the most popular, hard binding is the best. Find porter trees, crests, genealogies, biographies, dna projects, and much more at the largest directory to free and pay genealogical sources. Alexander, known to his friends as porter, was the sixth of eight children. Unlike fighting for the confederacy, which was based largely on alexander s own. Hailed as one of the greatest civil war books, this exhaustive. He was one of eight children born to adam leopold alexander, and sara hillhouse gilbert. Edward porter alexander s most popular book is fighting for the confederacy. Abstract, edward porter alexander was an engineer, united states and. Edward porter alexander became a cadet at west point in 1853 and served as a confederate brigadier general in the civil war. Edward porter alexander served in twelve major battles and campaigns of the eastern theater of the civil war 186165.

Colonel edward porter alexanders story thomas legion. Genealogy profile for edward sanders porter edward sanders porter 1720 1792 genealogy genealogy for edward sanders porter 1720 1792 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. The personal recollections of general edward porter alexander is a unique book insofar as it represents a narrative account of one of the more important figures in the civil war. Even if it may not been a 100% noble at least you can appreciate edward porter alexander. Edward writes about the aftermath of the first battle of manassas bull run. 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.

First published by unc press in 1989, porter alexanders fighting for the confederacy is now considered one of the richest personal accounts of the civil war. This first edition by edward porter alexander is available at bauman rare books. Edward porter alexander west point class of 1857 rose to rank of. Genealogy profile for john edward porter john edward porter 1892 1979 genealogy genealogy for john edward porter 1892 1979 family tree on geni, with.

Deaths, obituaries and marriages from the bourbon news, millersburg, kentucky for 1882. 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 18351910 new georgia encyclopedia. William porter family taken from the heritage book of rockbridge co. Terry porterfaheys 2008 book the richard porter family genealogy described this familys line.

Miss bowen wrote a text book on astronomy by observation and an incomplete history of wilkes county. History and genealogy of one line of descent from captain edward johnson. Army, confederate general in the american civil war, and later a railroad executive, planter, and author. The name of william porter is frist seen in august 1742 in land records of orange county, now part of rockbridge county. Historical article as it appeared in the confederate veteran, volume one, 2002. Edward porter alexander was born on may 26, 1835, in washington, georgia, to adam leopold alexander and sarah hillhouse gilbert alexander. It covers surname genealogy in this and companion websites for more than 800 surnames. Just 25 years old when the war broke out, porter alexander had already served as an engineer and officer in the u. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the alexander surname. Free genealogy family history photo search by surname. His letter to the southern historical society by edward porter alexander available from rakuten kobo. Historian gary gallagher discusses the wartime experience of confederate general edward porter alexander, who early in the civil war served on the staff of robert e.