Moore, Patrick Theodore

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to
Full name
Patrick Theodore Moore
Place of Birth
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Disputed
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
South
Occupation
Military
Businessman
Military
Confederate Army

Patrick Theodore Moore (Virginia Biography)

Reference
Moore, Patrick T., born in Galway, Ireland, September 22, 1821. Prior to the war he was a merchant, and captain of militia in Richmond, Virginia. In the spring of 1861 he was commissioned colonel of the First Regiment Virginia Infantry, and assigned to Longstreet's brigade; in the battle of Manassas was severely wounded in the head while leading his regiment. During the seven days' campaign before Richmond, he served upon the staff of Gen. Longstreet. In May, 1864, he organized the reserve forces of Virginia; later in the year was promoted to brigadier-general, and given command of First Brigade, Virginia Reserves, under Gen. Ewell. He died February 20, 1883.
Lyon Gardiner Tyler, ed., “Moore, Patrick T.,” Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), 3: 76.
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