Lomax, Lunsford L. b. November 4, 1835 d. May 28, 1913 Civil War Confederate Major General. Born in Newport, Rhode Island, he graduated from West Point in 1856 and served as an officer in the 2nd Calavry. After the start of the Civil War, he resigned his commission and was appointed a Captain on the staff of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston. He later was promoted Colonel serving as Inspector General the staff of General Benjamin McCulloch and led 11th Virginia Cavalry at the Battle of Gettysburg. Promoted Brigadier General in late July 1863...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Marr, John Quincy b. May 27, 1825 d. June 1, 1861 Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Born in Warrenton, Virginia, he graduated 2nd in the 1846 class of the Virginia Military Institute, later, for a time he taught there, then took over management of family land holdings. In the years before the Civil War he was county treasurer, sheriff, and presiding justice of county courts. Following John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859, he organized the Warrenton Rifles militia for home defense and in 1861 sat as a delegate in the Virginia secession...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway) Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Mosby, John Singleton b. December 6, 1833 d. May 30, 1916 Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Organized Mosby's Rangers, 43rd VA Cavalry, was JEB Stuart's chief scout, and paved the way for Stuart's Ride around McClellan in the Peninsula campaign. Kidnapped Union General Edwin H. Stoughton at Fairfax Courthouse, VA on 3/9/1863 by slipping through enemy lines with 29 men. He disbanded his rangers on 4/20/1865 rather than surrender. He wasn't pardoned until 1866. Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA Plot: Take your first right after turning in the gate. Grave is on the left near the Confederate Memorial
Payne, William Henry Fitzhugh b. January 27, 1830 d. March 29, 1904 Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. At the start of the Civil War, he was a lawyer in practice when he enlisted in the Confederate Army and was commissioned a Major in the 4th Virginia Cavalry. In actions at Williamsburg, he was severely wounded, captured, prisoner exchanged and returned to duty as Lieutenat Colonel of the 2nd North Carolina Cavalry, He led the 2nd North Carolina at Chancellorsville, was captured again and imprisoned at Johnson's Island. After being exchanged, he was...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA