Gist, States Rights

Life Span
to
Full name
States Rights Gist
Place of Birth
Union, SC
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
South
Origins
Slave State
Occupation
Military
Military
Confederate Army
Date Event
- The first pitched battle of the war between armies results in a Union disaster at Bull Run
- In Georgia, advancing Union forces suffer a very heavy defeat near Chickamauga Creek
Outside Franklin, Tennessee, Confederate General Hood wins a tactical victory but decimates his army
Six Confederate generals die in a few hours, leading their troops at the Battle of Franklin
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