Clement A. Evans
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Brigadier-General Clement Anselm Evans (February 25, 1833 – July 2, 1911) was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. Afterwards, he edited a 12-volume work on Confederate military history, so named, in 1899.
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Birth name | Clement Anselm Evans |
Born | (1833-02-25)February 25, 1833 Stewart County, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | July 2, 1911(1911-07-02) (aged 78) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Buried | Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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Service | Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Commands held | Gordon's Division, Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia |
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Alma mater | Augusta Law School |
Spouse(s) |
Mary Allen Walton (m. 1854) |
Children | 8 |
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