Alfred Iverson Jr.
Confederate Army officer in the American Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alfred Iverson Jr. (February 14, 1829 – March 31, 1911) was a lawyer, an officer in the Mexican–American War, a U.S. Army cavalry officer, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He served in the 1862–63 campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia as a regimental and later brigade commander. His career was fatally damaged by a disastrous infantry assault at the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg. General Robert E. Lee removed Iverson from his army and sent him to cavalry duty in Georgia. During the Atlanta Campaign, he achieved a notable success in a cavalry action near Macon, Georgia, capturing Union Army Maj. Gen. George Stoneman and hundreds of his men.
Alfred Iverson Jr. | |
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Born | (1829-02-14)February 14, 1829 Clinton, Georgia |
Died | March 31, 1911(1911-03-31) (aged 82) Atlanta, Georgia |
Place of burial | Oakland Cemetery Atlanta, Georgia |
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Service/ | United States Army Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1846–48, 1855–61 (USA) 1861–65 (CSA) |
Rank | First Lieutenant (USA) Brigadier General (CSA) |
Commands held | 20th North Carolina Infantry Iverson's Brigade Iverson's Cavalry Brigade |
Battles/wars | Mexican–American War |