Porter Alexander

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Porter Alexander was a prominent Confederate artillery officer and military engineer during the American Civil War, known for his crucial role in major battles such as Gettysburg and Fredericksburg.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
allegiance Confederate States of America ⓘ
authored Fighting for the Confederacy ⓘ
Military memoirs of a Confederate ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
education United States Military Academy ⓘ
familyName Alexander ⓘ
field artillery ⓘ
military engineering ⓘ
fullName Edward Porter Alexander ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Edward ⓘ
knownFor Confederate artillery command ⓘ
military engineering during the American Civil War ⓘ
role at the Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
role at the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
language English ⓘ
militaryBranch Confederate States Army ⓘ
militaryRank brigadier general ⓘ
colonel ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Antietam ⓘ
Battle of Chickamauga ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
notableFor directing Confederate artillery barrages ⓘ
providing reconnaissance and signal intelligence ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
engineer ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
role artillery commander ⓘ
staff officer ⓘ
servedUnder James Longstreet ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
side Confederacy ⓘ
usedTechnology signal flags ⓘ
telegraph ⓘ

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Confederate artillery → notableCommander → Porter Alexander ⓘ