- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Alfred Iverson Jr. (1829-1911)
- Creator:
- Ford-Williamson, Estelle
- Date of Original:
- 2003-03-11
- Subject:
- Iverson, Alfred, 1829-1911
Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Confederate States of America--History, Military
Confederate States of America--Armed Forces--Officers
United States--Armed Forces--Officers
Mexican War, 1846-1848
United States--History--1815-1861
Generals--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Alfred Iverson Jr. A brigadier general in the Confederate army, Alfred Iverson Jr. captured the highest-ranking Union officer ever taken prisoner during the Civil War (1861-65), Major General George Stoneman. Iverson led forces in the Battles of Gaines' Mill and Chancellorsville in Virginia, Antietam in Maryland, and Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/alfred-iverson-jr-1829-1911/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Alfred Iverson Jr. (1829-1911)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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