Colonel Marcellus Douglass (1830-1862) was a Confederate Army officer and commander of the 13th Georgia Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War.
Marcellus Douglass | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 5, 1830 Thomaston, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | September 17, 1862 (aged 31) Sharpsburg, Maryland |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States of America |
| Service |  Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861-1862 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Unit | 13th Georgia Infantry |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia |
Douglass was born in Thomaston, Georgia, October 5, 1830. After graduation from the University of Georgia, he practiced law in Cuthbert, Georgia. On June 19, 1861, he was commissioned captain of Company E, 13th Georgia. He was promoted to Lt. Colonel July 8, 1861, and to full Colonel February 1, 1862. Douglass was killed at the battle of Antietam while commanding Lawton's brigade south of the section of the battle known as the Cornfield on September 17, 1862. Douglass was struck eight times before dying of his wounds commanding his men.[1] He is buried in Rosedale Cemetery, Cuthbert.[2]
References
edit- ^ antietamscornfield (2016-10-01). "Claimed by the Cornfield: Georgia's Colonel Marcellus Douglass". Antietam's Cornfield. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- ^ Allardice, Bruce S., Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register, University of Missouri Press, 2008, ISBN 0-8262-1809-1.
- "Ewell's Division, Jackson's Left Wing, Army of Northern Virginia, August 1862". civilwarintheeast.com. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
- "Col Marcellus Douglass". antietam.aotw.org. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
- "Col Marcellus Douglas, d1862". douglashistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
- Edwin C. Bearss; James M. McPherson (June 2007). Fields of Honor: Pivotal Battles of the Civil War. National Geographic Society. pp. 97–. ISBN 978-1-4262-0093-9.