July 14th, 2011
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LAWTON, Alexander Robert (1818-1896) Lawton favored Georgia's secession and became colonel of the 1st Georgia Volunteers. He commanded the Savannah troops that seized Fort Pulaski, the first conflict of the war in Georgia. He was commissioned a brigadier general in the Confederate Army on April 13, 1861, and commanded the forces guarding Georgia's seacoast before being reassigned to Virginia. He led his brigade effectively during Stonewall Jackson's Shenandoah Valley Campaign, the Seven Days Battles, and the Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas). His last field service was at the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg), where he commanded the division of the wounded Maj. Gen. Richard S. Ewell. Lawton was seriously wounded early in the morning of September 17, 1862, while defending his portion of the Army of Northern Virginia's line. Initially carried from the field to a temporary hospital, he spent months at home recuperating. In August 1863, Lawton became the Confederacy's second Quartermaster General. Although he brought energy and resourcefulness to the position, he was unable to solve the problem of material shortages and poorly-regulated railroads. War-date Confederate Document Signed “A.R. Lawton” 1pp. folio, Quarter Master General’s Office, Richmond, Virginia, January 19, 1864, being an appropriation for $211,500 in favor of Major Thomas M. Le Barron Quartermaster of Mobile, Alabama, for “Pay of the Officers & Privates of the Army Volunteers Militia &c.” and also noted “To pay Railroad Transportation.” with embossed seals. About good condition.
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