Patrick Theodore Moore ( September 22, 1821 - September 19, 1883 ) is an American of Irish descent, a colonel and then a brigadier general of the Confederate army during the American Civil War . He commanded the 1st Virgin Regiment in the battle of Blackburns Ford , where he was wounded and became unsuitable for field service.
| Patrick Theodore Moore | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | September 22, 1821 |
| Place of Birth | Galway , Ireland |
| Date of death | September 19, 1883 (61 years old) |
| Place of death | Richmond, Virginia |
| Affiliation |  KSA |
| Type of army | |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 (KSA) |
| Rank | Brigadier General (KSA) |
| Commanded | 1st Virginia Infantry Regiment |
| Battles / wars | U.S. Civil War
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Early years
Moore Wig was born on September 22, 1821 in Galway, Ireland. His family moved to Canada in 1835, and then to Massachusetts. In 1850, Moore moved to Virginia, where he earned trade and at the same time was elected captain of the Virginia militia.
Civil War
April 21, 1861, when Virginia withdrew from the Union, Patrick Moore joined the Virginia militia and became a colonel in the 1st Virginia Infantry Regiment. On June 15, he became commander of the 1st Virginia Regiment of the Provisional Virginia Army, and on July 1, when the Virginia regiments were included in the Confederate Army, he became commander of the 1st Virginia Infantry Regiment .
Moore's regiment was included in the James Longstreet brigade and sent to the Manassas area, where on July 18 the brigade was the first to meet the advancing units of the federal army. There was a battle at Blackburns Ford , where Moore's regiment was attacked by the federal brigade, but resisted, but Moore himself was wounded in the head. Lt. Col. Fry took command.
The wound made him unsuitable for field service and Moore was transferred to headquarters. From October 1861 to May 1862 he served as an adjutant under General Johnston , and after injuring Johnston at the battle of Seven Pines, he became adjutant to James Longstreet (until July 1862).
Post-war activities
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Literature
- Boatner, Mark Mayo, III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: McKay, 1988. ISBN 0-8129-1726-X . First published New York, McKay, 1959.
- Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher. Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3 .
- Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. ISBN 0-8160-1055-2 .
- Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. ISBN 0-8071-0823-5 .
- Wert, Jeffry D. "Moore, Patrick Theodore" in Historical Times Illustrated History of the Civil War, edited by Patricia L. Faust. New York: Harper & Row, 1986. ISBN 978-0-06-273116-6 .