Life span: 10/12/1815 to 11/06/1873TabsLife SummaryFull name: William Joseph HardeePlace of Birth: Camden County, GABurial Place: Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, ALBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateFamily: John Hardee (father), Sarah Ellis (mother)Education: West Point (US Military Academy)Occupation: MilitaryMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Confederate Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 04/03/1862 04/03/1862 Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston reorganizes the Army of the Mississippi into three corps 04/06/1862 04/06/1862 Massed Confederate forces attack the Union's Army of the Tennessee at Pittsburg Landing 04/07/1862 04/07/1862 At Pittsburg Landing, Union reinforcements turn the tide on the second day of the Battle of Shiloh 06/27/1864 06/27/1864 In Georgia, Sherman's direct assault on Confederate positions on Kennesaw Mountain fails with heavy losses 07/22/1864 07/22/1864 At the Battle of Atlanta, the Union's Army of the Tennessee defeats Confederate attempts to defend the city 08/31/1864 09/01/1864 Union forces break the last Confederate efforts to defend Atlanta at the Battle of Jonesborough 12/20/1864 12/21/1864 In Georgia, Confederate troops evacuate Savannah and Sherman's "March to the Sea" is complete Major TopicsMexican WarSherman's March Documents Subject Docs Date Title 02/26/1861 New York Times, “Traitor Officers,” February 26, 1861 07/30/1861 John C. Fremont to Abraham Lincoln, July 30, 1861 Images William Joseph Hardee William Joseph Hardee, detail Bibliography
