Edward Porter Alexander
Confederate Army general (1835-1910)
Edward Porter Alexander (May 26, 1835 – April 28, 1910) was an engineer, an officer in the U.S. Army, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and later a railroad executive, planter, and author.
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Allegiance | United States of America Confederate States of America |
Service/branch | Engineers, Artillery |
Years of service | 1857–61 (USA) 1861–65 (CSA) |
Rank | Second Lieutenant (USA) Brigadier General (CSA) |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Other work | Railroad executive, planter, and author |
Other websites
change- Inventory of the Edward Porter Alexander Papers, 1852-1910, in the Southern Historical Collection, UNC-Chapel Hill
- Photographs of Alexander Archived 2008-02-08 at the Wayback Machine