Joseph B. Kershaw

Joseph Brevard Kershaw
Joseph Brevard Kershaw
Born	January 5, 1822; Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Died	April 13, 1894 (aged 72); Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Buried	Old Quaker Cemetery ; Camden, South Carolina
Allegiance	United States; Confederate States of America
Service/branch	United States Army; Confederate States Army
Years of service	1847–1848 (USV); 1861–1865 (CSA)
Rank	First Lieutenant (USV); Major General (CSA)
Battles/wars	Mexican–American War Battle of Chapultepec; American Civil War Battle of Fort Sumter; First Battle of Manassas; Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Gettysburg; Battle of Chickamauga; Battle of the Wilderness; Battle of Spotsylvania Court House; Battle of Cold Harbor; Shenandoah campaign;

Joseph Brevard Kershaw (January 5, 1822 – April 13, 1894) was a prominent South Carolina planter and slaveholder. He was also a lawyer, judge, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.

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