Maj. Gen. Robert E. Rodes
Born: March 29, 1829
Lynchburg, VA
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Died: September 19, 1864
Winchester, VA
3rd Battle of Winchester
1860: Colonel, CSA
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October 1861: Brigadier General
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May 2, 1861: Major General
Maj. Gen. Robert E. Rodes
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1848: Graduated Virginia Military Institute
1848-1851: Assistant professor - Left when a promotion was given to Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
Chief Engineer for the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad
1860: Colonel in command of 5th Alabama Infantry
October 1861: Promoted to Brigadier General
May 31-June1, 1862: Battle of Seven Pines - Badly wounded
June 27-28, 1862: Battle of Gaines Mill
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September 14, 1862: Battle of South Mountain
September 17, 1862: Battle of Antietam
May 1-4, 1862: Battle of Chancellorsville - Temporarily placed in command of the Corps when Gen. Jackson was mortally wounded
Rodes joined the II Corps under Gen. Ewell
June 13-15, 1863: 2nd Battle of Winchester
July 1-3, 1863: Battle of Gettysburg
September 19, 1864: 3rd Battle of Winchester - Died on the field when struck in the back of the head by a Union shell fragment
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Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 706-707
Robert E. Rodes. 10 April 2021. web. 13 July 2021.
Warner, Ezra J. General in Gray Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1992. p 263
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