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Alexander, Edward Porter b. May 26, 1835 d. April 28, 1910
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. 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 Academy at West Point, New York. Receiving his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in October 10, 1858, his routine postings and a teaching assignment at West Point were broken up by his brief participation in the Army's 1858 Utah Expedition and, in 1859, his historic work with surgeon [Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Black, James Conquest Cross b. May 9, 1842 d. October 1, 1928
U.S. Congressman. During the Civil War, Black served in the Confederate Army. He was a member of the Georgia State House of Representatives (1873-1877) He was then elected as a U.S. Representative from Georgia in 1893. He served until resigning in 1895. In an unusual turn of events, after resigning, he was elected to replace himself, serving from 1895 to 1897. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Bryan, Goode b. August 31, 1811 d. August 16, 1885
Brigadier General, CSA, Civil War. In 1834 he graduated 25th in his West Point class and was brevetted a 2nd Lieutenant in the 5th Infantry. Resigning his commission after only 10 months' service, he was back in Georgia looking into the prospects of becoming a planter. He followed agricultural pursuits, working land in Georgia and Alabama. Later he served 11 months as Major of the 1st Alabama Volunteers in the Mexican War. He was a delegate to the Georgia secession convention in 1861. With the...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Plot: South side of 8th Street, 2nd walkway east of the west wall
Confederate Memorial [memorial]
Erected my the Sons of Confederate Veterans on January 15, 1994, the memorial is dedicated to the memory of seven unknown Confederate soldiers who are buried elsewhere in Magnolia. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Plot: End of 5th Street, across from viewing stand facing four rows of unknowns.
Conley, Benjamin b. March 1, 1815 d. January 10, 1886
Georgia Governor. He was the mayor of Augusta, Georgia (1857-1859). In 1871, Conley served as the provisional governor of Georgia after the resignation of Governor Bullock. After leaving office, he was president of Macon and Augusta Railroad, and the Postmaster of Atlanta from from 1875- 1883. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Girardey, Victor Jean Baptiste b. June 26, 1837 d. August 16, 1864
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. Born in Lauw, France, he emigrated with his family to the United States, settling in Augusta, Georgia. Orphaned at 16, he moved to New Orleans, completed his education, and married. When the Civil War began, he enlisted as a First Lieutenant and aide-de-camp of the 3rd Georgia. Transferring to Virginia in 1862, with the rank of Captain, he joined the staff of Brigadier General Ambrose R. Wright as assistant adjutant general. He served on Wright's staff...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Cause of death: Killed in battle
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Plot: Section 34. 1st walkway south of 2nd Street, 3rd walkway west of DeL'Aigle Ave
Glascock Jr., Gen. Thomas b. October 21, 1790 d. May 19, 1841
Brigadier General, US Congressman. Member of the Georgia State House of Representatives 1821, 1823, 1831, 1834, and 1839, serving as speaker in 1833 and 1834. He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth US Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John W.A. Sanford. Later, re-elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth US Congress and served from October 5, 1835, to March 3, 1839.
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Plot: A102
Hayne, Paul Hamilton b. January 1, 1830 d. July 6, 1886
Poet. During the Civil War, he founded Charleston Literary Center of the South. His best known poems include "On the Ashley River," "Legends and Lyrics" (considered his best), and "The Mountain of the Lovers and Other Poems." (Bio by: Laurie)
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Jackson, John King b. February 8, 1828 d. February 27, 1866
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. He graduated from Columbia University, South Carolina, in 1846 and practiced law until the beginning of the Civil War. He raised the 1st Georgia Infantry, the Augusta Volunteer Battalion Confederate Militia and was appointed Colonel of the 5th Georgia Regiment in 1861. Promoted Brigadier General, he commanded a brigade in General Bragg's Corps at Shiloh and in August, 1864, took charge of the Department of Florida. After the war he resumed his law...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Plot: North side of 5th Street, 1st walkway east of west wall
Randall, James Ryder b. January 1, 1839 d. January 15, 1908
Poet, Journalist. He was the son of a wealthy Maryland family, and for his early education, the same teacher, who taught Edgar Allen Poe, tutored him. As a promising student, he entered Georgetown University prior to the age of twelve and won awards in literature. Abandoning his studies in formal education, he traveled to South America, Florida, and the West Indies. Upon his return to the United States about 1860, he taught English literature at a flourishing Creole institution, Poydras...[Read More] (Bio by: Linda Davis)
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Rudler, Anthony Francis b. June 14, 1820 d. August 7, 1871
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. A soldier that served many flags and causes, he came to America with his family to Georgia and then served in the Mexican War with the 2nd Louisiana Infantry with the rank of Captain. Sometime after going to California for the Gold Rush he joined William Walker's Filibuster Army as a Captain and fought with Walker in Nicaragua. During Walker's last attempt to retake control of Nicaragua Anthony Rudler served as his second in command with the rank of Colonel...[Read More] (Bio by: LeeWhite)
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Plot: German Section in an unmarked grave
Shewmake, John Troup b. January 23, 1828 d. December 1, 1898
CSA Congressman. Shewmake was a Georgia State Senator in 1861 (and again in 1879). During the Civil War, he served as a Representative from Georgia in the Confederate Congress (1864-1865). (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Smelt, Dennis b. November 23, 1763 d. October 22, 1818
US Congressman. He was educated at the College of William and Mary and is supposed to have served in the Revolution, though in what capacity is not known. He then studied medicine in England, afterwards beginning a medical practice in Augusta, Georgia. Smelt developed a successful practice and also conducted published research on the causes of infectious diseases. Interested in religion, he was a founder of the Augusta Meeting House, one of the first (possible the first) churches in Augusta...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Smith, William Duncan b. July 28, 1825 d. October 4, 1862
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. He graduated from West Point in 1846, was commissioned an officer in the 2nd U.S. Dragoons and served in the Mexican-American War. At the start of the Civil War, he resigned his commission and excepted an appointment as a Major in the Confederate 1st Georgia Regular Infantry Regiment. He was promoted Colonel in command of the 20th Georgia Regiment in July, 1861 and was confirmed Brigadier General assigned to the 1st Brigade of the Confederate District of...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Yellow fever
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Plot: 2nd secion south of Second Street, on west side of Del'Aigle Ave
Stovall, Marcellus Augustus b. September 18, 1818 d. August 4, 1895
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was a Captain of a militia artillery unit when appointed Lieutenant Colonel in the 3rd Georgia Infantry, serving under General Kirby Smith in Kentucky. In January 1863, he was promoted to Brigadier General in command of a brigade in General Breckenridge's Division, which fought at Chickamauga and in the Atlanta Campaign. After the fall of Atlanta, he commanded a brigade in General Clayton's Division that fought at...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Plot: 2nd section north of 6th Street, 2nd walkway east of west wall
Walsh, Patrick b. January 1, 1840 d. March 19, 1899
US Senator. He was appointed as a Senator from Georgia to th the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Alfred H. Colquitt, serving from 1894 to 1895. He unsuccessful sought to retain his seat, and lost the renomination for it in 1894. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Wright, Ambrose Ransom 'Rans' b. April 26, 1826 d. December 21, 1872
Civil War Confederate Major General. He was a successful lawyer when Georgia seceded from the Union in 1861. When the Civil War began, he was commissioned Colonel of the 3rd Georgia Infantry and fought in North Carolina and Georgia. Called "Rans" Wright, in June 1862, he was promoted Brigadier General of the Army of Northern Virginia and distinguished himself at the Siege of Petersburg. In 1863, he particapated in the fight at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and in the Gettysburg Campaign...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Plot: 1st walkway north of 7th street, 3rd walkway west of DeL'Aigle Ave.

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