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(1830-10-05)October 5, 1830
Thomaston, Georgia, U.S.
DiedSeptember 17, 1862(1862-09-17) (aged 31)
Sharpsburg, Maryland
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Service/branch Confederate States Army
Years of service1861-1862
Rank Colonel
Unit13th Georgia Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
Alma materUniversity 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

  1. ^ antietamscornfield (2016-10-01). "Claimed by the Cornfield: Georgia's Colonel Marcellus Douglass". Antietam's Cornfield. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  2. ^ Allardice, Bruce S., Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register, University of Missouri Press, 2008, ISBN 0-8262-1809-1.