Gregg, Maxcy

Life Span
to
    Full name
    Maxcy Gregg
    Place of Birth
    Burial Place
    Birth Date Certainty
    Exact
    Death Date Certainty
    Exact
    Gender
    Male
    Race
    White
    Sectional choice
    South
    Origins
    Slave State
    No. of Spouses
    0
    Family
    James Gregg (father), Cornelia Maxcy (mother)
    Education
    Other
    Other Education
    South Carolina College
    Occupation
    Politician
    Military
    Attorney or Judge
    Other Affiliations
    Fire-Eaters (Secessionists)
    Government
    State legislature
    Military
    Confederate Army

    Maxcy Gregg (American National Biography)

    Scholarship
    At the battle of Fredericksburg on 13 December 1862, Gregg and his brigade occupied a position well behind the front line, but Federals penetrated into the Confederate position and surged against the South Carolinians. As he rode in front of his men, Gregg fell mortally wounded by a ball that passed through his side to his spine. A. P. Hill and Stonewall Jackson paid emotional visits to Gregg as he lay dying at the Yerby house, "Belvoir." Early on 15 December Gregg sent an entirely typical telegram to his governor: "If I am to die at this time, I yield my life cheerfully, fighting for the independence of South Carolina." Unlike many of his contemporaries who hotly sought secession, Maxcy Gregg converted his convictions into military service. His success in the field was at least as notable as that of any politician-turned-soldier in Lee's army.
    Robert K. Krick, "Gregg, Maxcy," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/04/04-00270.html.
    How to Cite This Page: "Gregg, Maxcy," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/5786.