James L. Kemper
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 129 years ago |
Date of birth | June 11,1823 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Madison County |
Virginia | |
United States | |
Date of died | April 7,1895 |
Died | Orange County |
Virginia | |
United States | |
Spouse | Conway Cave |
Battles and wars | Mexican–American War |
American Civil War | |
Books | Inauguration of the Jackson Statue: Tuesday, October 26, 1875 |
Party | Conservative Party |
Siblings | Frederick T. Kemper |
Previous position | Governor of Virginia (1874–1878), Virginia State Delegate (1853–1863) |
Education | Washington and Lee University |
Washington and Lee University School of Law | |
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ID | 677128 |
James L. Kemper Life story
James Lawson Kemper was a lawyer, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and the 37th Governor of Virginia. He was the youngest brigade commander and only non-professional military officer in the division that led Pickett's Charge, during which he was severely wounded.