Alfred Iverson Jr. Military person

Alfred Iverson, Jr. (February 14, 1829 – March 31, 1911) was a lawyer, an officer in the Mexican-American War, a U.S. Army cavalry officer, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He served in the 1862–63 campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia as a regimental and later brigade commander. His career was fatally damaged by a disastrous infantry assault at the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg. General Robert E. Lee removed Iverson from his army and sent him to cavalry duty in Georgia. During the Atlanta Campaign, he achieved a notable success in a cavalry action near Macon, Georgia, capturing Union Army Maj. Gen. George Stoneman and hundreds of his men.

Personal facts

Alfred Iverson Jr.
Birth dateFebruary 14, 1829
Date of deathMarch 31, 1911
Resting place
Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta)

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allegiance
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* United States of America
military operations
American Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of South Mountain
Atlanta Campaign
Seven Days Battles
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Antietam
Mexican–American War
Battle of Gaines's Mill
service start1846
service end1846

Alfred Iverson Jr. on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.rocemabra.com/~roger/tagg/generals