Alexander Travis Hawthorn
| Brigadier-General Alexander Hawthorn | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Birth name | Alexander Travis Hawthorn |
| Born |
January 10, 1825 Conecuh County, Alabama |
| Died |
May 31, 1899 (aged 74) Dallas, Texas |
| Buried at | Marshall, Texas |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861-1865 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier-General |
| Commands held |
Hawthorn’s Arkansas Infantry Hawthorn's Brigade |
| Battles/wars | |
| Other work | Businessman, minister |
Alexander Travis Hawthorn (January 10, 1825 – May 31, 1899) was a Brigadier-General in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States.[1]
Early life and education
Brigadier-General Alexander T. Hawthorn was born in Conecuh County, Alabama, January 10, 1825, and was educated at Evergreen Academy and Mercer University. He then studied law at Yale University for two years, from 1846 to 1847, and located to Camden, Arkansas, where he commenced his practice.[2]
American Civil War
When the "Sixth Arkansas" was organized in 1861, Hawthorn was elected first its lieutenant-colonel and then, the following spring, was appointed its colonel. He was present at the Battle of Shiloh and took a gallant part in the assault on Hindman Hill, in 1863, during the attack on Helena, Arkansas.[3] In 1864 he led a brigade in Major-General Churchill's division, during the joint campaign of the Federal Major-Generals Banks and Steele; and was a participant in the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry.[4] Meanwhile he had been promoted brigadier from February 18, 1864. He continued in Churchill's division until the close of the war.[5]
Later years
Brigadier-General Hawthorn emigrated to Brazil in 1865, but returned to the United States in 1874 and engaged in business in Atlanta. Six years later Hawthorn entered the Baptist ministry and was ordained, after which he lived in Texas until his death, 31 May 1899, at Dallas. He is buried in Marshall.[6]
See also
- List of American Civil War generals (Confederate)
- Shiloh order of battle
- Prairie Grove order of battle
- Helena order of battle
- Little Rock order of battle
- Jenkins' Ferry order of battle
Notes
References
- Dimitry, John; Harrell, Col. John M. (1899). Evans, Brig.-Gen. Clement A., ed. Confederate Military History X. Atlanta: Confederate Publishing Company.
- Thomas, David Y. (1926), Arkansas in War and Reconstruction: 1861-1874, Little Rock: Central Printing Company.
- Warner, Ezra J. (1997), Generals in Gray: Lives of Confederate Commanders, Baton Rouge and London: Louisina State University Press, ISBN 0-8071-0823-5.
Further reading
- Castel, Albert (1968), General Sterling Price and the Civil War in the West, Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press, ISBN 0-8071-1854-0.
- C. S. War Department (1863), Regulations for the Army of the Confederate States, Richmond: J. W. Randolph.
External links
- Alexander Travis Hawthorn at Find a Grave
- Civil War Interactive Biography of Alexander Travis Hawthorn