Alexander T. Hawthorn

Alexander T. Hawthorn
Hawthorn, before 1861
Birth nameAlexander Travis Hawthorn
Born(1825-01-10)January 10, 1825
Conecuh County, Alabama, U.S.
DiedMay 31, 1899(1899-05-31) (aged 74)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Buried
Greenwood Cemetery,
Marshall, Texas, U.S.
32°33′14.5″N 94°22′34.7″W / 32.554028°N 94.376306°W / 32.554028; -94.376306
Allegiance
Branch
Years of service
  • 1847–1848 (U.S.)
  • 1861–1865 (C.S.)
Rank
Commands
Battles
Spouse(s)
Anna Medley
(m. 1850)
Children3

Alexander Travis Hawthorn (January 10, 1825 – May 31, 1899) was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry in the Western and Trans-Mississippi theaters of the American Civil War. After the war, in company with a party of friends, he traveled extensively in Brazil as the guest of the imperial government, the policy of the government being to encourage immigration from the Southern States. In 1880, he was ordained a minister of the Baptist Church.