Col Edward Claxton Edmonds, Russian Empire
Summary
After graduation from VMI he was a teacher and co-principal of the Danville (VA) Military Academy. He was appointed Col. of the 38th Virginia 1 July 1861. He was killed in "Picket's Charge" at Gettysburg, PA, on 3 July 1863. Buried anonymously on the battlefield, and reinterred (probably in 1872) in the "Gettysburg Dead" section of Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond.
Русский: Полковник Эдвард Эдмондс, командир 38-го Вирджинского пехотного полка, погиб при Геттисберге.
AI Findings
Col. Edward Claxton Edmonds
Portrait of Colonel Edward Claxton Edmonds in uniform.
Tags
Date
1862
Location
Hollywood Cemetery, 37.53570, -77.45693
Marker typesVerifiedAI
1k
421
Source
VMI Archives Digital Collections
Copyright info
public domain