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Christopher Claudius Pegues

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Christopher Claudius Pegues

Birth
Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
Death
15 Jul 1862 (aged 38)
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Plot
Confederate Officers' Section
Memorial ID
8742411 View Source
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Civil War Confederate Army Officer. A graduate of the University of South Carolina and a practicing member of the Alabama bar at the start of the Civil War, he was elected Captain in the Cahaba Rifles, eventually rising to the rank of Colonel in the 5th Alabama Infantry Regiment. Having gallantly led his men at the Battle of Seven Pines in 1862, he was mortally wounded while leading a charge at Gaines Mill one month later. He died in a Richmond hospital.

Civil War Confederate Army Officer. A graduate of the University of South Carolina and a practicing member of the Alabama bar at the start of the Civil War, he was elected Captain in the Cahaba Rifles, eventually rising to the rank of Colonel in the 5th Alabama Infantry Regiment. Having gallantly led his men at the Battle of Seven Pines in 1862, he was mortally wounded while leading a charge at Gaines Mill one month later. He died in a Richmond hospital.

Bio by: Garver Graver

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Garver Graver
  • Added: 11 May 2004
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 8742411
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8742411/christopher-claudius-pegues: accessed ), memorial page for Christopher Claudius Pegues (3 Aug 1823–15 Jul 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8742411, citing Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave .