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11 de jun. de 2022 · Find a Grave Memorial ID: 11006. Source citation. Civil War Confederate Major General, Virginia Governor. At the start of the Civil War, he was a member of the Virginia State Legislature and helped organize Virginia troops for the Confederate forces. Rising through the ranks, he fought at Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg and ...
James Lawson Kemper (June 11, 1823 – April 7, 1895) was a lawyer, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and the 37th Governor of Virginia. He was the youngest of the brigade commanders, and the only non-professional military officer, in the division that led Pickett's Charge, in which he was wounded and captured but rescued. Kemper was born in Mountain Prospect, Madison County ...
JAMES LAWSON KEMPER was born in Madison County, Virginia. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington College in 1842, and went on to study law. He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates between 1853 and 1863, and was Speaker in the 1861, 1862, and 1863.
James Lawson Kemper was a lawyer, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and the 37th Governor of Virginia. He was the youngest brigade commander and only non-professional general officer in the division that led Pickett's Charge, during which he was severely wounded.
He was a member of the House of Delegates, 1853-63; and Governor of Virginia, 1874-78. He married, July 4, 1853, Cremora Conway Cave, daughter of Belfield and Cremora (Jones) Cave. Belfield Cave was clerk of Madison County for 37 years (1821-58), succeeding his father, Benjamin Cave, who was clerk of the same county for 13 years (1808-21).
1 de ene. de 1993 · This book outlines both the military and political careers of James Lawson Kemper, highlighting his service in the Virginia House of Delegates, his leadership in the Confederate Army, and his role in mending Virginia's economy after the war. 16 b&w photos.
- Harold R. Woodward Jr.
James Lawson Kemper (11 juin 1823 - 7 avril 1895) est un avocat, un général confédéré de la guerre de Sécession, et le trente-septième gouverneur de Virginie. Il est le plus jeune des commandants de brigade, et le seul officier non professionnel, dans la division qui a mené la charge de Pickett , au cours de laquelle il a été blessé, capturé mais secouru.
