A report on Eppa Hunton
Virginia lawyer and soldier who rose to become a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
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George Pickett
5 linksCareer United States Army officer who became a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Career United States Army officer who became a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
A second assault by Pickett's brigade, led by Colonel Eppa Hunton, along with the brigade led by Cadmus M. Wilcox, broke the Union line.
Warrenton, Virginia
3 linksTown in and the county seat of Fauquier County, Virginia in the United States.
Town in and the county seat of Fauquier County, Virginia in the United States.
Eppa Hunton, U.S. congressman and senator, brigadier general in the Confederate Army
Eppa Hunton Jr.
1 linksAmerican lawyer.
American lawyer.
The son of General Eppa Hunton, he was a founder of the Richmond, Virginia law firm Hunton & Williams (now Hunton Andrews Kurth) and served as president of the Virginia Bar Association from 1915 to 1916.
8th Virginia Infantry Regiment
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The 8th Virginia Infantry Regiment was a Confederate infantry regiment raised by Colonel Eppa Hunton in Leesburg, Virginia on May 8, 1861.
Battle of Gaines' Mill
2 linksThe Battle of Gaines' Mill, sometimes known as the Battle of Chickahominy River, took place on June 27, 1862, in Hanover County, Virginia, as the third of the Seven Days Battles (Peninsula Campaign) of the American Civil War.
The Battle of Gaines' Mill, sometimes known as the Battle of Chickahominy River, took place on June 27, 1862, in Hanover County, Virginia, as the third of the Seven Days Battles (Peninsula Campaign) of the American Civil War.
Pickett himself took a bullet to the shoulder, putting him out of action for the rest of the summer; Col. Eppa Hunton of the 8th Virginia assumed command of the brigade.
Fauquier County, Virginia
1 linksCounty in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
County in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Eppa Hunton, U.S. Representative and Senator from Virginia, born and lived in Warrenton.
Norborne Berkeley (soldier)
1 linksNorthern Virginia planter who became an officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, and afterward served in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1868 representing Loudoun County.
Northern Virginia planter who became an officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, and afterward served in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1868 representing Loudoun County.
Norborne Berkeley received a commission as major in the unit, which was part of Eppa Hunton's 8th Virginia Infantry.
Battle of Cold Harbor
2 linksFought during the American Civil War near Mechanicsville, Virginia, from May 31 to June 12, 1864, with the most significant fighting occurring on June 3.
Fought during the American Civil War near Mechanicsville, Virginia, from May 31 to June 12, 1864, with the most significant fighting occurring on June 3.
As Truex's men charged through the gap, Clingman swung two regiments around to face them, and Anderson sent in Brig. Gen. Eppa Hunton's brigade from his corps reserve.
Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia)
2 linksLarge, sprawling cemetery located next to Richmond, Virginia's Oregon Hill neighborhood at 412 South Cherry Street.
Large, sprawling cemetery located next to Richmond, Virginia's Oregon Hill neighborhood at 412 South Cherry Street.
Eppa Hunton (1822–1908), U.S. Representative and Senator, Confederate brigadier general
Battle of Five Forks
1 linksFought on April 1, 1865, southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, around the road junction of Five Forks, Dinwiddie County, at the end of the Siege of Petersburg, near the conclusion of the American Civil War.
Fought on April 1, 1865, southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, around the road junction of Five Forks, Dinwiddie County, at the end of the Siege of Petersburg, near the conclusion of the American Civil War.
Lee ordered Major General Bushrod Johnson to have his remaining brigades under Brigadier General Henry A. Wise and Colonel Martin L. Stansel in lieu of the ill Young Marshall Moody, reinforced by the brigades of Brigadier Generals Samuel McGowan and Eppa Hunton, attack the exposed Union line.