Kershaw, Joseph Brevard

Life Span
to
Full name
Joseph Brevard Kershaw
Place of Birth
Camden, SC
Burial Place
Camden, SC
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
South
Origins
Slave State
Occupation
Military
Attorney or Judge
Government
State legislature
State judge
Military
Confederate Army
Date Event
At Gettysburg, Union General Daniel Sickles disregards orders and loses much of his III Corps and his right leg
In Spotsylvania County, Virginia, the Battle of the Wilderness continues for a second bloody day
In Spotsylvania County, Virginia, the Battle of the Wilderness ends and Union maneuvering continues
In the Shenandoah Valley, Union troops under Sheridan turn defeat into crushing victory at the Battle of Cedar Creek
At Sailor's Creek, the Army of Northern Virginia loses almost a quarter of its remaining strength
In Virginia, CSA corps commander General Richard S. Ewell is taken prisoner, along with four of his generals
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