Life span: 06/01/1829 to 04/08/1905TabsLife SummaryFull name: Cullen Andrews BattlePlace of Birth: Powelton, GABurial Place: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, VABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 4Family: Cullen Battle (father), Jane A. Lamon (mother), Georgia F. Williams (wife)Education: OtherOther Education: University of AlabamaOccupation: PoliticianMilitaryAttorney or JudgeJournalistPolitical Parties: DemocraticOther Affiliations: Fire-Eaters (Secessionists)Military: Confederate Army Note Cards Cullen Andrews Battle, Secession (American National Biography) ScholarshipBattle won a reputation as an orator of some repute. He entered politics and was a vocal advocate of the secessionist movement. In 1856 he was substitute elector on the Buchanan ticket, and during the 1860 Alabama Democratic State Convention, he was made a presidential elector on the motion of Senator William L. Yancey. He and Yancey traveled across the state and to Charleston, New York, Boston, and Philadelphia on an extended speaking tour. D. Scott Hartwig, "Battle, Cullen Andrews," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/05/05-00056.html. Events Date span begin Life span End Event 05/05/1864 05/05/1864 The Battle of the Wilderness opens on ground fought over the year before at Chancellorsville 05/06/1864 05/06/1864 In Spotsylvania County, Virginia, the Battle of the Wilderness continues for a second bloody day 05/07/1864 05/07/1864 In Spotsylvania County, Virginia, the Battle of the Wilderness ends and Union maneuvering continues 10/19/1864 10/19/1864 In the Shenandoah Valley, Union troops under Sheridan turn defeat into crushing victory at the Battle of Cedar Creek Major TopicsSecession Documents Images Cullen Andrews Battle Cullen Andrews Battle, detail Bibliography
Cullen Andrews Battle, Secession (American National Biography) ScholarshipBattle won a reputation as an orator of some repute. He entered politics and was a vocal advocate of the secessionist movement. In 1856 he was substitute elector on the Buchanan ticket, and during the 1860 Alabama Democratic State Convention, he was made a presidential elector on the motion of Senator William L. Yancey. He and Yancey traveled across the state and to Charleston, New York, Boston, and Philadelphia on an extended speaking tour. D. Scott Hartwig, "Battle, Cullen Andrews," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/05/05-00056.html.
