Alexander T. Hawthorn

Alexander T. Hawthorn
Alexander T. Hawthorn
	Hawthorn, before 1861
Birth name	Alexander Travis Hawthorn
Born	January 10, 1825; Conecuh County, Alabama, U.S.
Died	May 31, 1899 (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
Allegiance	United States; Confederate States;
Branch	United States Volunteers; Confederate States Army;
Years of service	1847–1848 (U.S.); 1861–1865 (C.S.);
Rank	First Lieutenant (U.S.); Brigadier General (C.S.);
Commands	6th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (1861–62); 39th Arkansas Infantry Regiment (1862–64); 4th Arkansas Infantry Brigade (1864–65);
Battles	Mexican–American War; American Civil War Battle of Shiloh (WIA); Battle of Perryville; Battle of Prairie Grove; Battle of Helena; Little Rock Campaign; Battle of Mansfield; Battle of Pleasant Hill; Battle of Jenkins' Ferry; ;
Spouse(s)	Anna Medley (m. 1850)
Children	3

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.