United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Henry, Susan Copeland2003-03-11Encyclopedia article about Edward Porter Alexander. Alexander served in twelve major battles and campaigns of the eastern theater of the Civil War. He rose to the rank of brigadier general during the war, and afterward he became a scholar, a businessman, and a writer.text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Alexander, Edward Porter, 1835-1910Soldiers--GeorgiaAuthors, American--GeorgiaCollege teachers--GeorgiaExecutives--GeorgiaGenerals--GeorgiaUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--VeteransConfederate States of America. Army--OfficersEdward Porter Alexander (1835-1910)Text