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Confederate areas until they adopted state Constitutions. In the 1870 census, Battle listed his occupation as "farmer" and in the 1880 federal census, he listed his occupation as "editor." Battle also became active in Confederate veterans' organizations.
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became displeased with O'Neal's performance and relieved him of command, putting Battle in his place. Battle subsequently led the brigade in the
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was not published in his lifetime; the original is now in the collection of the
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from New Bern, was named "Camp Battle" to honor the
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1880 U.S. Federal Census for Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama Family No. 58.
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In 1888, his son Rev. John W. Battle became pastor of a Baptist church in
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560:"The Town of Irwinton Marker - Historic Markers Across Alabama"
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When the Civil War began, Battle received a commission as
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In 1851 Cullen Battle married Georgia Florida Williams of
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709:"Random Thoughts on History: Gen. Cullen Battle's Grave"
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Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders.
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Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959.
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510:in Petersburg, Virginia. His manuscript on the
398:In 1864, Battle led his men in the battles of
367:. The 3rd Alabama was one of the regiments in
221:after the war in Alabama then North Carolina.
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924:People of Alabama in the American Civil War
765:Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001.
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324:on April 28, 1861, and was sent with the
363:Battle returned to the regiment for the
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484:Craven County, North Carolina
82:Confederate States of America
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447:Third Battle of Winchester
71:Greensboro, North Carolina
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358:Chancellorsville Campaign
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425:and participated in the
404:Spotsylvania Court House
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160:Battle of Fredericksburg
150:Battle of South Mountain
451:Battle of Fisher's Hill
445:, Battle fought at the
290:Russell County, Alabama
255:Barbour County, Alabama
211:Confederate States Army
94:Confederate States Army
512:Third Alabama Infantry
435:Battle of Fort Stevens
904:American slave owners
757:Eicher, John H., and
455:Battle of Cedar Creek
334:Battle of Seven Pines
259:University of Alabama
225:Early and family life
203:Cullen Andrews Battle
100:Years of service
23:Cullen Andrews Battle
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504:Petersburg, Virginia
439:District of Columbia
336:and was promoted to
322:3rd Alabama Infantry
308:declined his offer.
274:Petersburg, Virginia
185:1864 Valley Campaign
377:first day of battle
365:Gettysburg Campaign
247:Chattahoochee River
165:Gettysburg Campaign
825:American Civil War
776:Sifakis, Stewart.
727:2008-11-20 at the
520:Massive Resistance
508:Blandford Cemetery
427:Battle of Monocacy
423:Army of the Valley
381:Stephen D. Ramseur
342:Seven Days Battles
312:American Civil War
294:lieutenant colonel
237:and his father in
215:American Civil War
155:Battle of Antietam
145:Peninsula Campaign
140:American Civil War
803:978-0-8071-0823-9
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771:978-0-8047-3641-1
711:. 18 August 2015.
461:Postbellum career
443:Shenandoah Valley
389:Mine Run Campaign
346:Maryland Campaign
330:Norfolk, Virginia
286:Tuskegee, Alabama
270:LaGrange, Georgia
263:John Gill Shorter
231:Powelton, Georgia
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894:1905 deaths
889:1829 births
528:Neuse River
412:Cold Harbor
235:Wake County
213:during the
883:Categories
570:2019-02-02
408:North Anna
302:John Brown
78:Allegiance
47:1829-06-01
837:Biography
680:Sifakis,
522:. During
373:Oak Ridge
861:Politics
725:Archived
598:Georgia.
534:See also
480:New Bern
433:and the
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416:Lt. Gen.
391:and the
354:Antietam
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128:Commands
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811:Portals
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