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Paul Jones Semmes

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Paul Jones Semmes Veteran Famous memorial

Birth
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Death
10 Jul 1863 (aged 48)
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.4772609, Longitude: -84.9812298
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Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. Born on a plantation in Wilkes County, Georgia, he served as a Captain in the Georgia Militia, 1846 to 1861. After the start of the Civil War, he was appointed Colonel of the 2nd Georgia Infantry and was promoted Brigadier General in March, 1862. During the Peninsula Campaign, he was a brigade commander for the Army of the Northern Virginia which participated in the Battle of South Mountain, Sharpsburg and at Chancellorsville. While leading his brigade in an attack at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, he was mortally wounded and died eight days later in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. Born on a plantation in Wilkes County, Georgia, he served as a Captain in the Georgia Militia, 1846 to 1861. After the start of the Civil War, he was appointed Colonel of the 2nd Georgia Infantry and was promoted Brigadier General in March, 1862. During the Peninsula Campaign, he was a brigade commander for the Army of the Northern Virginia which participated in the Battle of South Mountain, Sharpsburg and at Chancellorsville. While leading his brigade in an attack at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, he was mortally wounded and died eight days later in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith



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  • Added: Dec 22, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7947/paul_jones-semmes: accessed ), memorial page for Paul Jones Semmes (4 Jun 1815–10 Jul 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7947, citing Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.