Brig. Gen. Lawrence O'B Branch
Born: November 28, 1820
Enfield, North Carolina
September 17, 1862
Sharpsburg, Maryland
Dec. 2, 1860: Declined position of Secretary of Treasury
May 1, 1861: Private CSA
Sept. 1, 1861: Colonel
Jan. 16, 1862: Brig. Gen.
Brig Gen Lawrence O'Bryan Branch
1841: Seminole Wars
Mar. 3, 1861 - Mar. 1861: Congressman from North Carolina
Dec. 2, 1860: Appointed to the position of Secretary of Treasury, but declined
May 1, 1861: Entered the CSA as a private in the Raleigh Rifles
Sept. 1, 1861: Promoted to Colonel
Battle of New Berne while his Brigade was attached to A.P. Hills Division
Mar. 14, 1862: Battle of New Berne
Battle of Hanover Court House
August 9, 1862: Cedar Mountian
August 29-30, 1862: Second Manassas
September 15, 1862: Harper's Ferry
September 17, 1862: Battle of Antietam - Mortally wounded while talking with fellow general officers
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 80
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1992. p 31