Alexander T. Hawthorn
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Alexander Travis Hawthorn (January 10, 1825Template:Spaced ndashMay 31, 1899) was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry in the Western and Trans-Mississippi theaters of the American Civil War. After the war, in company with a party of friends, he traveled extensively in Brazil as the guest of the imperial government, the policy of the government being to encourage immigration from the Southern States. In 1880, he was ordained a minister of the Baptist Church.
Early life and education
Hawthorn was born on January 10, 1825, in Conecuh County, Alabama, and educated at Evergreen Academy and Mercer University.<ref name="Cunningham1899">Template:Cite magazine</ref> He then studied law at Yale University, from 1846 to 1847,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> relocating to Camden, Arkansas, where he commenced the practice of law.<ref name="Warner 1997">Template:Citation</ref>
American Civil War
When the 6th Arkansas Infantry Regiment was organized in 1861, Hawthorn was elected lieutenant colonel and then, the following spring, was appointed its colonel. He was wounded at Shiloh and, in 1863, took a gallant part in the assault on Hindman Hill during the attack on Helena.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> During the Spring 1864 Red River Campaign and Battle of Jenkins' Ferry,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> he commanded the 4th Arkansas Infantry Brigade of the 1st Arkansas Infantry Division.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Meanwhile, Hawthorn had been promoted brigadier general to date from February 18, 1863. He remained with the division until May 1865.<ref name="Warner 1997" />
Later life
Hawthorn traveled to Brazil in 1867, but returned in 1874 and engaged in business in New Orleans. Six years later he entered the Baptist ministry and was ordained, after which he lived in Texas until his death on May 31, 1899, at Dallas.<ref name="Cunningham1899" /> He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery at Marshall, Texas.<ref name="Warner 1997" />
See also
- List of Confederate States Army generals
- List of Mercer University alumni
- List of people from Alabama
- List of Yale Law School alumni
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