Life span: 10/15/1836 to 03/29/1910TabsLife SummaryFull name: Thomas Lafayette RosserPlace of Birth: Campbell County, VABurial Place: Charlottesville, VABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateFamily: John Rosser (father), Martha Melvina Johnson Rosser (mother),Education: West Point (US Military Academy)Occupation: MilitaryFarmer or PlanterOtherOther Occupation: Civil EngineerMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Confederate ArmyUS military (Post-Civil War) Events Date span begin Life span End Event 06/17/1863 06/17/1863 In Virginia, future founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra left for dead on the battlefield 06/17/1863 06/17/1863 Union cavalry try to break through the Confederate cavalry screen at Aldie in Loudoun County, Virginia 08/25/1864 08/25/1864 At Ream's Station in Virginia, Confederate units make a powerful effort to regain the control of the vital Weldon Railroad 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 04/01/1865 04/01/1865 In Dinwiddie County, Virginia, the Union's Fifth Corps capture a vital crossroads at the Battle of Five Forks Documents Subject Docs Date Title 06/17/1863 Recollection by Henry Lee Higginson of the Battle of Aldie, June 17, 1863 Images Thomas Lafayette Rosser, detail Bibliography
