Bryan Grimes Military person

Bryan Grimes (November 2, 1828 – August 14, 1880) was a North Carolina plantation owner and a general officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He fought in nearly all of the major battles of the Eastern Theater of that war.Grimes was the last man in the Army of Northern Virginia to be appointed by Robert E. Lee as a major general. He also led the final attack of that army shortly before its surrender to Union forces at Appomattox Court House on the morning of April 9, 1865.

Personal facts

Birth date	November 02, 1828
Birth place	Pitt County North Carolina
Date of death	August 14, 1880
Place of death	Pitt County North Carolina
Resting place	North Carolina

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allegiance	United States of America Confederate States of America
military operations	American Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Fredericksburg Siege of Petersburg First Battle of Bull Run Peninsula Campaign Battle of Seven Pines Overland Campaign Gettysburg Campaign Valley Campaigns of 1864 Appomattox Campaign
military command	4th North Carolina
service start	1861