Sunday, February 24, 2013

Arnold Elzey.

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Arnold Elzey.

Birth: Dec. 18, 1816
Death: Feb. 21, 1871

Major General, Confederate States Army. Fought at the First Battle of Bull Run, also lead a brigade in Stonewall Jackson's 1862 Valley Campaign and at the beginning of the Seven Days' Battles (where he was severely wounded). Promoted Major General, he commanded the defensives around Richmond and acted as Chief of Artillery of the Army of Tennessee.
Wife: Ellen Irwin Elzey (1825 - 1902)
Children: Arnold Jones Elzey (1849 - 1881)
Burial: Green Mount Cemetery Baltimore Baltimore City Maryland, USA Plot: Area O, Lot 33

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