2020-07 2 sessions
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SORREL, Gilbert Moxley (1838-1901) was a staff officer and Brigadier General in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States. He served under Longstreet until October 1864, when he was appointed brigadier general. Sorrel then commanded Sorrel's Brigade of Maj. Gen. William Mahone's division at Petersburg and Hatcher's Run, and was wounded in both battles. War-date Endorsement Signed "GM Sorrel" For Lieut. Genl. Longstreet, March 9, 1864, Head Quarters Dept E. Tenn., returning the document back to the Bureau of Conscription state the deserting officers are part of Majr. Genl. Martin's Div of Cavalry. The officers were Captain Musgrove, Wharton, Bennet, and Surry, and 120 men, all of the 1st Alabama Regiment. Fine condition.
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