Alfred Iverson Jr.

Alfred Iverson Jr.
Born	(1829-02-14)February 14, 1829 Clinton, Georgia
Died	March 31, 1911(1911-03-31) (aged 82) Atlanta, Georgia
Place of burial	Oakland Cemetery Atlanta, Georgia
Allegiance	United States  Confederate States of America
Service / branch	United States Army  Confederate States Army
Years of service	1846–48, 1855–61 (USA) 1861–65 (CSA)
Rank	First Lieutenant (USA) Brigadier General (CSA)
Commands	20th North Carolina Infantry Iverson's Brigade Iverson's Cavalry Brigade
Battles / wars	Mexican–American War American Civil War Seven Days Battles Battle of Gaines's Mill Battle of South Mountain Battle of Antietam Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Gettysburg Atlanta Campaign Carolinas Campaign

Alfred Iverson Jr. (February 14, 1829 – March 31, 1911) was a lawyer, an officer in the Mexican–American War, a U.S. Army cavalry officer, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He served in the 1862–63 campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia as a regimental and later brigade commander. His career was fatally damaged by a disastrous infantry assault at the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg. General Robert E. Lee removed Iverson from his army and sent him to cavalry duty in Georgia. During the Atlanta Campaign, he achieved a notable success in a cavalry action near Macon, Georgia, capturing Union Army Maj. Gen. George Stoneman and hundreds of his men.