Joseph Brevard Kershaw | |
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Born | Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina | January 5, 1822
Died | April 13, 1894 Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina | (aged 72)
Buried | Old Quaker Cemetery Camden, South Carolina |
Allegiance | United States Confederate States of America |
Service/ | United States Army Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1847–1848 (USV) 1861–1865 (CSA) |
Rank | First Lieutenant (USV) Major General (CSA) |
Battles/wars | Mexican–American War |
Joseph Brevard Kershaw (January 5, 1822 – April 13, 1894) was a prominent South Carolina planter and slaveholder.[1] He was also a lawyer, judge, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.