Victor Jean Baptiste Girardey | |
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 Brig. Gen. Victor Girardey | |
| Born | June 26, 1837 Lauw, France |
| Died | August 16, 1864 (aged 27) Henrico County, Virginia |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States of America |
| Service |  Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1864 |
| Rank |  CaptainBrigadier General (unconfirmed) |
| Unit | 1st Battalion, Louisiana Infantry |
| Commands | Wright's Brigade |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Victor Jean Baptiste Girardey (June 26, 1837 – August 16, 1864) was a Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War. He was promoted from Captain to temporary Brigadier General less than a month before his death in battle. Girardey had served as a staff officer from the beginning of the war until August 3, 1864. Then, he was promoted to temporary brigadier general, to rank from July 30, 1864, and assumed command of Ambrose R. Wright's former brigade on the Darbytown Road on the eastern end of the defenses of Richmond, Virginia. On August 16, 1864, during the Second Battle of Deep Bottom, Girardey was killed in action near Fussell's Mill in Henrico County, Virginia.